Miniature pipe crawler tractor
Patent
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OSTI ID:20015698
A pipe crawler tractor may comprise a half tractor assembly having a first base drive wheel, a second base drive wheel, and a top drive wheel. The drive wheels are mounted in spaced-apart relation so that the top drive wheel is positioned between the first and second base drive wheels. The mounting arrangement is also such that the first and second base drive wheels contact the inside surface of the pipe at respective first and second positions and so that the top drive wheel contacts the inside surface of the pipe at a third position, the third position being substantially diametrically opposed to the first and second positions. A control system connected to the half tractor assembly controls the rotation of the first base wheel, the second base wheel, and the top drive wheel to move the half tractor assembly within the pipe.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-84ID12435; AC07-94ID13223
- OSTI ID:
- 20015698
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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