Pipelines play an important role in the national/international transportation of natural gas,
petroleum products, and other energy resources. Pipelines are set up in different …

Oil and gas pipelines are very important for fuel transportation, however leakages in them
may lead to life and property losses due to the release of the energy they contain. Reliable …

Pipelines are vital infrastructures in oil and gas, water, and sewage transfer, offering a safer
and more environmentally friendly option compared to other forms of transportation. The use …

Ice worlds are at the forefront of astrobiological interest because of the evidence of
subsurface oceans. Enceladus in particular is unique among the icy moons because there …

In-pipe inspection robots have proven useful in examining the inside of pipes without
affecting their structure, therefore, the interest in researching these robots has constantly …

The Internet of Things (IoT) sustainable solutions are the next generation of methods for
managing and monitoring valuable natural resources such as water. Research has focused …

In this article, we present a machine learning-based quantitative method for the
interpretation of signals gathered from nondestructive testing (NDT) of steel pipelines via a …

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 …

This work proposes an efficient and safe single-layer Nonlinear Model Predictive Control
(NMPC) system based on LiDAR to solve the problem of autonomous navigation in cluttered …

This paper proposes the application of a very low weight (3.2 kg) anthropomorphic dual-arm
system capable of rolling along linear infrastructures such as power lines to perform …