[TriEmbed] Experience with inspection robot projects?

[Scott Hall]

Hey, this might do the trick:
https://smile.amazon.com/Yahboom-Professional-Programming-Electronic-Compatible/dp/B07KRVBGQM/

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Scott G. Hall
scottghall1 at gmail.com

Oh I used to be confused. But now I just don't know ...

On Thu, Jul 28, 2022, 2:02 PM Trampas Stern via TriEmbed <
triembed at triembed.org> wrote:

> 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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