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Mobile Robotics for Inspection and Maintenance in Extreme Environments

Mobile Robotics for Inspection and Maintenance in Extreme Environments. Objectives for mobile robotics work. Provide inexpensive, rugged and reliable platforms for remote inspection and maintenance activities Automate specific tasks in unstructured environment

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Mobile Robotics for Inspection and Maintenance in Extreme Environments

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  1. Mobile Robotics for Inspection and Maintenance in Extreme Environments

  2. Objectives for mobile robotics work • Provide inexpensive, rugged and reliable platforms for remote inspection and maintenance activities • Automate specific tasks in unstructured environment • Enhance capability of several NDE techniques • Advance NDE capabilities • NDE data mapping over majority of boiler structure • Affordable means for complete (extensive) inspection on boilers, etc, during scheduled outages • Support variety of NDE inspection devices • Support a variety of maintenance tools • Advance technology in mobile robotics

  3. Traxtor Mobile Robotics • Synterprise is the primary sales agent for the technology. • Work within specific utilities – predominantly TVA • Focus on three areas • Coal-fired Boilers • External storage facilities • Hydroelectric facilities

  4. Boiler Inspection Robots

  5. Boiler Inspection Techniques

  6. Surge Tanks

  7. External Storage tanks

  8. Features of Traxtor Robots • Modular-unit design • Compliant parallel-gravity suspension • Active chassis system • Accommodate significant climbing features • 1:1 (or greater) payload-to-weight ratios • Permanent magnet foot design • Multiple dof tool-handling mechanisms on-board • Wireless, remote communications / operation • Automated data collection, report generation • Semi-autonomous operation

  9. Commercial Platform

  10. Features of Commercial Platform

  11. Traxtor Configurations

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