Inspection robot for horizontal tube inspection having sensor carriage
US11892322B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2022 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D3/125
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An example inspection robot may include a drive module structured to engage a top tube of a vertically arranged layer of tubes, at least one telescoping pole, and a lowering mechanism operationally coupled to the at least one telescoping pole and structured to selectively extend or retract the at least one telescoping pole, thereby providing a selected vertical position of a sensor carriage assembly. The sensor carriage assembly may be coupled to the at least one telescoping pole, and structured to accept at least one of a plurality of sensors.
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