Soft-Tentacle Gripper for Pipe Crawling to Inspect Industrial Facilities Using UAVs

This paper presents a crawling mechanism using a soft-tentacle gripper integrated into an unmanned aerial vehicle for pipe inspection in industrial environments. The objective was to allow the aerial robot to perch and crawl along the pipe, minimizing the energy consumption, and allowing to perform...

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Main Authors: F. Javier Garcia Rubiales, Pablo Ramon Soria, Begoña C. Arrue, Anibal Ollero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/12/4142