A magnetic crawler configured to navigate on and inspect a ferromagnetic cylindrical surface is provided. The crawler includes a chassis, a controller configured to control the crawler, a probe configured to inspect the cylindrical surface under the control of the controller, and only three articulated magnetic wheels configured to tangentially contact and magnetically adhere to the cylindrical surface. The wheels include two drive wheels respectively coupled to the chassis by two articulation joints and configured to drive the crawler in a desired direction on the cylindrical surface by actively rotating the two drive wheels independently about respective drive axes of rotation by respective drive motors under the control of the controller; and a rear wheel coupled to the chassis by a rear articulation joint and configured to passively rotate about a rear drive axis of rotation in response to the active rotations of the two drive wheels.


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    Titel :

    Magnetic crawler with 3 articulated wheels for navigation on pipes


    Beteiligte:
    ABDELLATIF FADL (Autor:in) / JIFRI HESHAM A (Autor:in) / PATEL SAHEJAD (Autor:in) / FELEMBAN AMJAD (Autor:in) / SHAMMA JEFF S (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2023-02-21


    Medientyp :

    Patent


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Klassifikation :

    IPC:    B60B VEHICLE WHEELS , Räder für Fahrzeuge / F16L PIPES , Rohre / G01N Untersuchen oder Analysieren von Stoffen durch Bestimmen ihrer chemischen oder physikalischen Eigenschaften , INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES



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