Title :
Applying aerial robotics for inspections of power and petrochemical facilities
Author :
Huerzeler, C. ; Caprari, G. ; Zwicker, E. ; Marconi, L.
Author_Institution :
Eidgenoessische Tech. Hochschule Zuerich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
This paper collects and analyzes a list of application scenarios for inspections of power generation and petrochemical processing facilities using unmanned aerial vehicles. Based on this list of applications, general requirements for future aerial inspection robots are derived to serve as potential benchmarks for further research and development in this field. In this context the paper also discusses the need for unmanned aerial vehicles not only capable of pure visual inspections but also providing the means for inspection by contact.
Keywords :
autonomous aerial vehicles; industrial robots; inspection; petrochemicals; power plants; production facilities; robot vision; service robots; aerial inspection robots; petrochemical processing facilities; power generation; research and development; unmanned aerial vehicles; visual inspections; Boilers; Inspection; Petrochemicals; Power generation; Service robots; Visualization; Aerial Inspection Robots; Non-Destructive Testing; Service Robotics; Unmanned Aerial Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Robotics for the Power Industry (CARPI), 2012 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Zurich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4585-9
DOI :
10.1109/CARPI.2012.6473371