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http://dx.doi.org/10.7746/jkros.2017.12.1.065

Development of Pipe Cleaning Robot for the Industry Pipe Facility  

Lee, Jae-Youl (Korea Institute of Robot and Convergence)
Hong, Sung-Ho (Korea Institute of Robot and Convergence)
Jeong, Myeong-Su (Korea Institute of Robot and Convergence)
Suh, Jin-Ho (Field Robotics R&D Division, Korea Institute of Robot and Convergence)
Chung, Goo-Bong (POSCO Technical Research Laboratories)
Han, Kyoung-Ryoung (POSCO Technical Research Laboratories)
Choi, Il-Seob (POSCO Technical Research Laboratories)
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The Journal of Korea Robotics Society / v.12, no.1, 2017 , pp. 65-77 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, we introduce the pipe cleaning robot developed to clean the gas impurities of the iron manufacturing equipments. The pipe cleaning robot is composed of two driving modules and one cleaning module. 2-DOF joint units were developed for connections among the modules. To maximize the traction power of the driving parts, it became caterpillar type. The extension links have been developed to maintain the traction force in case the pipe inner diameters change. Three cleaning modules were developed for the effective cleaning in the pipe. The driving and cleaning performance tests of the pipe cleaning robot were proceeded in the field of the iron manufacturing equipments.
Keywords
In-pipe cleaning robot; pipe diameter adaptation robot; COG pipe cleaning tool;
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