At the present time, water and sewer pipe networks are predominantly inspected manually.
In the near future, smart cities will perform intelligent autonomous monitoring of buried pipe …

Pipelines are backbone of the transportation of gases and liquids such as oil, gasoline,
water, and sewage. However, pipelines are constantly aging and sustaining damage, which …

Despite recent advances in robotic technology, sewer pipe inspection is still limited to
conventional approaches that use cable-tethered robots. Such commercially available …

Condition assessment of underground infrastructures such as pipe networks is crucial for
aging cities around the globe. Recent development of robotic technologies facilitated …

This paper presents a novel path planning heuristic for multi-UAV pipe inspection missions
inspired by the booby bird's foraging behavior. The heuristic enables each UAV to find an …

Robot localization inside tunnels is a challenging task due to the special conditions of these
environments. The GPS-denied nature of these scenarios, coupled with the low visibility …

Robot localization in buried pipes presents many challenges, including the unavailability of
sensing methods, such as a global positioning system, and the limited perspective of …

In-pipe inspection is an important means to ensure the safety of oil pipelines. External
positioning technology of the internal detector is a vital component of the pipeline detection …

Drinking water utilities and commercial vendors are developing battery-powered
autonomous robots for the internal inspection of pipelines. However, these robots require …

Inspection plays a crucial role in ensuring the longevity, security, and dependability of critical
public infrastructure for both governments and businesses. However, traditional inspection …