Systems and methods for robotic sensing, repair and inspection

Marvi, Hamidreza; Dehghan-Niri, Ehsan; Ilami, Mahdi

Title: Systems and methods for robotic sensing, repair and inspection

Patent · Tue Nov 22 00:00:00 EST 2022

OSTI ID:1986835

Marvi, Hamidreza; Dehghan-Niri, Ehsan; Ilami, Mahdi

Various embodiments of a bio-inspired robot operable for detecting crack and corrosion defects in tubular structures are disclosed herein.

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Research Organization:: Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States); Arrowhead Center, Las Cruces, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: FE0031649

Assignee:: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ); Arrowead Center (Las Cruces, NM)

Patent Number(s):: 11,504,854

Application Number:: 16/844,519

OSTI ID:: 1986835

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 04/09/2020

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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