[TriEmbed] Experience with inspection robot projects?

Brian triembed at undecidedgames.net
Sat Jul 30 09:56:49 CDT 2022


That looks like a neat platform, except I'd say it's a little ungainly 
tall...but that could probably be adjusted with some careful design and 
maybe a 3D printer.

Good luck finding a RasPi to buy right now, though.

-B

On 7/30/22 10:12 AM, Rodney Radford via TriEmbed wrote:
> 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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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
>                 <mailto: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
>                     lookedlike 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 <mailto:jwet at mindspring.com>
>                     M: (919) 349-9875
>                     H:(984) 329-5420____
> 
>                     __ __
> 
>                     *From:*TriEmbed <triembed-bounces at triembed.org
>                     <mailto: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 <mailto: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____
> 
>                     	
> 
>                     __ __
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>                     -- ____
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>                     J'ai bonne espérance!____
> 
>                     ____
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