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Pipe inspection robot using a wireless communication system

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Pipe lines of any material need to be inspected after a certain number of years. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a flexible pipe inspection robot using a wireless communication system. In this research, a wireless communication system is tested, and it is verified that the system can transmit image information steadily at a high speed. On the basis of this wireless communication system, a new pipe inspection robot for drain pipes is developed. With this new system, the movement of the robot can be controlled, defects or other problems inside a pipe can be inspected, and an image of the inside of the pipe can also be transmitted in real time.

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  1. Graduate School of Information, Production and Systems, Waseda University, 2-7 Hibikino, Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 808-0135, Japan

    Dongmei Wu, Harutoshi Ogai & Yichun Yeh

  2. Kawasaki Office, Hakutsu Technology Corporation, Kanagawa, Japan

    Katsumi Hirai & Takahiko Abe

  3. Kawasaki Office, Wave Professional, Kanagawa, Japan

    Gunkichi Sato

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  1. Dongmei Wu
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  2. Harutoshi Ogai
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Correspondence to Dongmei Wu.

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This work was presented in part at the 14th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics, Oita, Japan, February 5–7, 2009

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Wu, D., Ogai, H., Yeh, Y. et al. Pipe inspection robot using a wireless communication system. Artif Life Robotics 14, 154–159 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-009-0644-7

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