Sparrow: A Magnetic Climbing Robot for Autonomous Thickness Measurement in Ship Hull Maintenance

The maintenance of ship hulls involves a series of routine tasks during dry-docking that renews its life-time and operating efficiency. One such task is hull inspection, which is always seen as harmful for human operators and a time-consuming task. The shipping maintenance industries started using t...

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Main Authors: Raihan Enjikalayil Abdulkader, Prabakaran Veerajagadheswar, Nay Htet Lin, Selva Kumaran, Suresh Raj Vishaal, Rajesh Elara Mohan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/8/6/469