A wireless actuation system for micro-robot moving inside pipeline

Author

Hu, Chao ; Chen, Dongmei ; Meng, Max Q H ; Wang, Lei ; Dai, Houde ; Yang, Wanan

Author_Institution

Shenzhen Inst. of Adv. Integration Technol., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

fYear

2008

fDate

2-5 July 2008

Firstpage

653

Lastpage

658

Abstract

We propose an external actuation technique for wireless micro-robot in pipeline. In this technique, the external magnetic field is used to rotate the micro-robot by applying a force on the magnet which is enclosed in the robot. With the help of the spiral structure on the outer surface of the robot, the rotation of robot can be converted to axial motion through liquid such as water or oil of the pipeline. The motion principles of the micro robot is discussed in this paper. The real experimental results show this actuation method is realizable and feasible.

Keywords

microrobots; pipelines; service robots; telerobotics; axial motion; external actuation technique; external magnetic field; wireless actuation system; wireless microrobot; Animals; Chaos; Gastrointestinal tract; Humans; Legged locomotion; Magnetic fields; Pipelines; Propulsion; Robots; Surface resistance; External Rotational Magnetic Field; In-pipe Inspection; Pipeline Robot; Wireless Actuation Method; Wireless Micro-robot;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, 2008. AIM 2008. IEEE/ASME International Conference on

Conference_Location

Xian

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2494-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2495-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AIM.2008.4601737

Filename

4601737