Snake Robot In-Pipe Teleoperation System with Upper-Body Haptic Simulator

Q Zhu, P Xiang Xia, T Zhou, J Du - Computing in Civil Engineering …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
The in-pipe inspection is one of the high frequent and challenging operations for facilities
maintenance. Because the complex inner geometry and hazardous environments of …

Upper-body haptic system for snake robot teleoperation in pipelines

Q Zhu, T Zhou, J Du - Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2022 - Elsevier
Snake robots have shown a great potential for operations in confined workplaces that are
less accessible or dangerous to human workers, such as the in-pipe inspection. However …

Human-like bilateral robotic arm controls for remote pipe maintenance

T Zhou, Q Zhu, J Du - Computing in Civil Engineering 2021, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
The use of robotics has demonstrated numerous advantages in civil engineering
applications. Telerobotics is expected to play a key role in achieving a successful civil …

VR-Based Haptic Simulator for Subsea Robot Teleoperations

F Xu, Q Zhu, S Li, Z Song, J Du - Computing in Civil Engineering …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
Subsea engineering operations heavily rely on remotely operated vehicles (ROV), and the
performance depends on the seamless interaction between ROV and the human operator …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-gait snake robot for inspecting inner wall of a pipeline

J Liu, M Li, Y Wang, D Zhao, R Deng - Biomimetic Intelligence and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the field of pipeline inner wall inspection, the snake robot demonstrates significant
advantages over other inspection methods. While a simple traveling wave or meandering …

Graphical force and haptic feedback teleoperation system for live power lines maintaining robot

J Zhu, Y Chen, M Xu, E Dong… - … on mechatronics and …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Teleoperation system has been an indispensable part of the research on live power line
maintaining robots. In this paper, we propose a teleoperation system combining direct haptic …

Haptic-enabled teleoperation of base-excited hydraulic manipulators applied to live-line maintenance

V Banthia, Y Maddahi, S Balakrishnan… - 2014 IEEE/RSJ …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper investigates haptic-enabled teleoperation of a base-excited hydraulic
manipulator working under a wireless communication channel. The intended application is …

An Impedance-Control Based Teleoperation System for Live-Line Maintenance Robot

Y Wang, H Wu, X Mai - Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Robotic operation is an effective way to upgrade the live-line maintenance safety, efficiency,
and quality. This paper proposes an impedance control-based teleoperation system to …

Embodied robot teleoperation based on high-fidelity visual-haptic simulator: Pipe-fitting example

T Zhou, P Xia, Y Ye, J Du - Journal of Construction Engineering and …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Robot teleoperation, a control method allowing human operators to manipulate robotic
systems remotely, has become increasingly popular in construction applications. A …

Development of quadruped robot for inspection of underground pipelines in nuclear power plants

Y Jang, W Seol, K Lee, KS Kim, S Kim - Electronics Letters, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Structural integrity of seawater pipelines in nuclear power plants is a very important issue. In
accordance with the operating technical guidelines, the human operators directly enter the …