[TriEmbed] Experience with inspection robot projects?

Sat Jul 30 09:12:42 CDT 2022

For the money, that is a great kit Scott, but personally I would like a 4wd
system as tracks can easily get caught on something and come off in the
most difficult place to reach.

The same company has this 4wd system for even cheaper and may be one of my
future purchases...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09V7DJ6DD

On Sat, Jul 30, 2022 at 9:03 AM Scott Hall via TriEmbed <
triembed at triembed.org> wrote:

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