Service Robot Application for Examination and Maintaining of Water Supply , Gas and Sewage Systems
The service robots for examining and maintaining of water supply, gas and sewage systems are very interesting to researchers who are dealing with this field, insomuch a certain number of service robots are applied. According to a statistical analysis it is obvious that their number increases in application year after year. The service robots for examination and maintaining of the pipeline systems are segmented robots equipped with the cycles or tracks for inner flow of oil, gas or wastewater, industrial or air ducting. Additionally, fast problem detecting inside of the tube systems, like failing in welding, corrosion, erosion, breakup, aqueous, loose parts, invalid inner covering etc. They are applied as a substitute to human potential or where human presence is disabled and where moving are difficult. They are also applied where work conditions are dangerous for human, where high temperatures are developed, pressures, and where concentration of the health dangerous materials is present. This paper provides a service robot distribution for examination and maintaining of the pipeline systems. A certain number of the service robot applications are shown here, for controlling and maintaining of the pipelines, sewage systems, nuclear facilities, and working on high temperatures. Keywords— examination, maintaining, pipeline, robot, service robot, application