Legacy of FIBOResearchers and developers:
- Assist. Prof. Dr. Thavida Maneewarn
- Mr. Roongrote Wangkiet
- Mr. Nattapong Kaewlek
- Mr. Thanniti Khunnithiwarawat
Project owner:
- Private Company in petrochemical industry
[1]
The inspection of pipelines in the Oil and Gas Industry is one of the critical tasks. As the pipe network is
constantly exposed to chemical fluid and harsh environment, crack and corrosion can be built up both
externally and internally. Omitting this may lead to catastrophe. For internal inspection of a pipeline, it is
required that an inspector must go inside and routinely check for certain conditions. This method poses
difficulty as well as hazard to work in such restricted environment. Moreover, for smaller diameter pipes with
barriers such as reduced pipes, radius elbows, and T-joints, there is no chance for inside observation. Thus,
robotic technology has constantly introduced to assist this kind of inspection.
[1] H. R. Choi and S. M. Roh, “In-pipe robot with active steering capability for moving inside of pipelines,”
Bioinspiration and Robotics: Walking and Climbing Robots, Book edited by M. K. Habib, 2007.
