DocumentCode
801835
Title
Neptune: above-ground storage tank inspection robot system
Author
Schempf, Hangen ; Chemel, Brian ; Everett, Nathan
Author_Institution
Robotics Inst., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Volume
2
Issue
2
fYear
1995
fDate
6/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
9
Lastpage
15
Abstract
The Neptune system allows unmanned entry and sensor data collection in above-ground storage tanks (ASTs). The sensors are immersed in the petroleum product and uses video and ultrasonics to ascertain from the inside-out the state of corrosion of the floor and side-walls. This eliminates the need to empty or clean the tanks and also avoids the required human walk-through inspection, which results in a very sparse data set from which the tank´s state must be statistically extrapolated.<>
Keywords
corrosion testing; image processing; industrial robots; inspection; mobile robots; petroleum industry; ultrasonic materials testing; Neptune; above-ground storage tank inspection robot system; corrosion measurement; inspection; petroleum product; ultrasonics; video; Corrosion; Humans; Inspection; Petroleum; Robot sensing systems; Robotics and automation; Sensor arrays; Sensor systems; Steel; Welding;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Robotics & Automation Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1070-9932
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/100.392414
Filename
392414
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