[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:
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> 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:
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> 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:
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> 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.____
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> 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…____
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> Here is a link to some work on “Pipe Mice”.____
>
> Regards,
> John M. Wettroth____
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> E: jwet at mindspring.com <mailto:jwet at mindspring.com>
> M: (919) 349-9875
> H:(984) 329-5420____
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> *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?____
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> 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.____
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> 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).____
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> The picture below gives some idea what I'm thinking.
> Anybody done anything similar??____
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> Thoughts, experiences, hints and tips are welcome!____
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> Best,____
>
> Ron____
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> -- ____
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> J'ai bonne espérance!____
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