[TriEmbed] Experience with inspection robot projects?

[Trampas Stern]

Drones as I understand it have collision avoidance and such to make flying
easier.  The challenge would be to automate the flight path such that a
computer could fly the drone.  Then to make the computer control drones in
any crawl space and sell them as inspection drones.

On Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 2:48 PM Glen Smith <mrglenasmith at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm with Trampas, but my flying skills are well - non-existent. So I'd put
> a wireless camera on my RC rock crawler and drive it around.
>
> On Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 2:10 PM Trampas Stern via TriEmbed <
> triembed at triembed.org> wrote:
>
>> use a drone
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 12:53 PM John Wettroth via TriEmbed <
>> triembed at triembed.org> wrote:
>>
>>> I worked on a system long ago for the Gas Research Institute (GRI).  It
>>> was called a Pipe mouse and they deployed them in many forms and still do.
>>> They looked  like a snake (kind of) and were used for 6” or greater gas
>>> pipe inspection- corrosion, etc.  The existing model was just a video
>>> camera based system.  They came to my old company (SAIC- Instrument
>>> Development Lab) to make an X-Ray backscatter version (our specialty) to
>>> look at pipe and joint integrity.  We finished the contract but I think
>>> the video ones are still the vast majority.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I like your idea- looks pretty cool and fun.  I wonder if with the
>>> price of cameras these days, you couldn’t just point a fixed camera at each
>>> of the trouble spots maybe 4 or 5.  I have a bunch (20 or so) of
>>> standard definition camera from an old project.  We could make a deal…
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Here is a link to some work on “Pipe Mice”.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> John M. Wettroth
>>>
>>> E: jwet at mindspring.com
>>> M: (919) 349-9875
>>> H:  (984) 329-5420
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* TriEmbed <triembed-bounces at triembed.org> *On Behalf Of *Ron
>>> Craig via TriEmbed
>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 26, 2022 2:24 PM
>>> *To:* Triangle Embedded Interest Group <triembed at triembed.org>
>>> *Subject:* [TriEmbed] Experience with inspection robot projects?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I just finished off my Ham Clock and display project:
>>> https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5429286
>>>
>>> I think next I'd like to put a web-controllable camera on a track in my
>>> crawlspace to keep an eye on things without having to crawl down there.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thought is an inverted T-shaped track with a hobby motor driving a
>>> couple of wheels and carrying a camera and LED lights around the
>>> crawlspace.
>>>
>>> Pan / tilt. Maybe an arm to lower the camera as needed.  A charging
>>> station along the track where the car can pull in and top off the battery
>>> bank(s).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The picture below gives some idea what I'm thinking.   Anybody done
>>> anything similar??
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thoughts, experiences, hints and tips are welcome!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Ron
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> J'ai bonne espérance!
>>>
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