Remote controlled vehicle for inspection of vertical concrete structures

Proceedings of the 2014 3rd International Conference on Applied Robotics for the Power Industry Pub Date : 2014-10-01 DOI:10.1109/CARPI.2014.7030048

M. Guimaraes, J. Lindberg

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Long term operation and maintenance of steam and hydropower driven electric power plants requires periodic inspection of the concrete cooling, containment and impoundment structures to assure safety, and reliability. Currently, inspections of large, vertical concrete structures are performed manually which is time-consuming, costly, and exposes workers to potentially dangerous work environments. To address this inspection technology gap, EPRI researched and evaluated various types of robotic technologies; and developed a crawler device that could be adapted to perform a multitude of concrete inspection tasks. Its payload of advanced NDE instrumentation, computer encoded data and imaging provide unprecedented capabilities to interrogate the interior of concrete structures; and locate and characterize voids, rebar corrosion, and other internal defects. The concrete crawler obviates the need to use scaffolding and supports long-term operation of generating assets by enabling automated, safe, and comprehensive inspections of structures such as cooling towers, hydro dams, and reactor containments.

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用于检测垂直混凝土结构的遥控车辆

蒸汽和水力发电厂的长期运行和维护需要对混凝土冷却、安全壳和蓄水结构进行定期检查，以确保安全性和可靠性。目前，大型垂直混凝土结构的检查都是手工进行的，这既耗时又昂贵，并且使工人暴露在潜在的危险工作环境中。为了解决这一检测技术差距，EPRI研究和评估了各种类型的机器人技术;并开发了一种履带装置，可以适应执行多种混凝土检查任务。其先进的NDE仪器、计算机编码数据和成像的有效载荷提供了前所未有的能力来询问混凝土结构的内部;并定位和表征空洞，钢筋腐蚀，和其他内部缺陷。混凝土履带车无需使用脚手架，通过对冷却塔、水电站大坝和反应堆容器等结构进行自动化、安全、全面的检查，支持发电资产的长期运行。

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