Development of a Novel Autonomous Robot for Navigation and Inspect in Oil Wells
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Maria Urdaneta
Centre for Automation and Robotics (CSIC-UPM), Madrid, Spain
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Cecilia Garcia
Centre for Automation and Robotics (CSIC-UPM), Madrid, Spain
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Gabriel Poletti
Centre for Automation and Robotics (CSIC-UPM), Madrid, Spain
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Gonzalo Ejarque
Centre for Automation and Robotics (CSIC-UPM), Madrid, Spain
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Roque Saltaren
Centre for Automation and Robotics (CSIC-UPM), Madrid, Spain
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Rafael Aracil
Centre for Automation and Robotics (CSIC-UPM), Madrid, Spain
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- Abstract
- This paper proposes a novel robotic system that is able to move along the outside of the oil pipelines used in Electric Submersible Pumps (ESP) and Progressive Cavity Pumps (PCP) applications. This novel design, called RETOV, proposes a light weight structure robot that can be equipped with sensors to measure environmental variables avoiding damage in pumps and wells. In this paper, the main considerations and methodology of design and implementation are discussed. Finally, the first experimental results that show RETOV moving in vertical pipelines are analyzed.
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- Published
- 2012-09-29
- Issue
- Vol. 14 No. 3 (2012)
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- Articles