scholarly journals The Redesign and Implementation of a Reliable Robotic Pipe Inspection System

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Stephen Winch
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Graphical User Interface ◽  
Functional System ◽  
Environmental Services ◽  
Inspection System ◽  
Circuit Boards ◽  
Pipe Inspection

<p>Robotic units used in pipe inspection are expensive to purchase and repair. Many companies do not offer long term support for the repair and maintenance of their robotic units. Consequently Associated Environmental Services Limited (AES), a Wellington based pipe inspection company approached Victoria University to facilitate the repair of a non-functional system. As a result this Masters project aims to design and implement a reliable pipe inspection system for use by AES. This thesis outlines and discusses the circuit boards and software designed for such a robotic unit. A reliable graphical user interface and internal circuitry for the robot was designed and is also presented.</p>

scholarly journals The Redesign and Implementation of a Reliable Robotic Pipe Inspection System

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Stephen Winch
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Graphical User Interface ◽  
Functional System ◽  
Environmental Services ◽  
Inspection System ◽  
Circuit Boards ◽  
Pipe Inspection

<p>Robotic units used in pipe inspection are expensive to purchase and repair. Many companies do not offer long term support for the repair and maintenance of their robotic units. Consequently Associated Environmental Services Limited (AES), a Wellington based pipe inspection company approached Victoria University to facilitate the repair of a non-functional system. As a result this Masters project aims to design and implement a reliable pipe inspection system for use by AES. This thesis outlines and discusses the circuit boards and software designed for such a robotic unit. A reliable graphical user interface and internal circuitry for the robot was designed and is also presented.</p>

scholarly journals DetEdit: A graphical user interface for annotating and editing events detected in long-term acoustic monitoring data

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. e1007598
Author(s):  
Alba Solsona-Berga ◽  
Kaitlin E. Frasier ◽  
Simone Baumann-Pickering ◽  
Sean M. Wiggins ◽  
John A. Hildebrand
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Graphical User Interface ◽  
Acoustic Monitoring ◽  
Monitoring Data

scholarly journals CONTROL OF A DRONE WITH BODY GESTURES

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 761-770
Author(s):  
Nicolas Gio ◽  
Ross Brisco ◽  
Tijana Vuletic
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Graphical User Interface ◽  
Functional System ◽  
Recognition Algorithm ◽  
Microsoft Kinect ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
Video Capture ◽  
Natural User Interface ◽  
Military Applications ◽  
And Control

AbstractDrones are becoming more popular within military applications and civil aviation by hobbyists and business. Achieving a natural Human-Drone Interaction (HDI) would enable unskilled drone pilots to take part in the flying of these devices and more generally easy the use of drones. The research within this paper focuses on the design and development of a Natural User Interface (NUI) allowing a user to pilot a drone with body gestures. A Microsoft Kinect was used to capture the user’s body information which was processed by a motion recognition algorithm and converted into commands for the drone. The implementation of a Graphical User Interface (GUI) gives feedback to the user. Visual feedback from the drone’s onboard camera is provided on a screen and an interactive menu controlled by body gestures and allowing the choice of functionalities such as photo and video capture or take-off and landing has been implemented. This research resulted in an efficient and functional system, more instinctive, natural, immersive and fun than piloting using a physical controller, including innovative aspects such as the implementation of additional functionalities to the drone's piloting and control of the flight speed.

scholarly journals Iterative Approach on Redesigning and Construction of a Pipe Inspection Robot

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Aleksandar Ristic
Keyword(s):  
Graphical User Interface ◽  
Video Feedback ◽  
Environmental Services ◽  
Iterative Approach ◽  
Purchase Price ◽  
Pipe Inspection ◽  
Inspection Robot ◽  
Video Feed ◽  
Inspection Robots ◽  
And Control

<p>A pipe inspection robot is a device that is inserted into pipes to check for obstructions or damage. These robots are traditionally manufactured offshore, are extremely expensive, and are often not adequately supported in the event of malfunction. This had resulted in Associated Environmental Services Limited, a New Zealand utiliser of this equipment, facing significant periods of down-time as they wait for their robots to be repaired. Recently, they were informed that several of their robots were no longer supported. At their instigation, this project was conceived to redesign the electronics and control system of one of these pipe inspection robots, utilising the existing mechanical platform. Requirements for the robot were that it must operate reliably in confined, dark and wet environments, and provide a human user with a digital video feed of the internal status of the pipes. This robot should, as much as possible, incorporate off-the-shelf components, facilitating cheap, and potentially on-site repair. This project details the redesign and construction of such a robot. It employs three electronic boards integrated with the mechanical components and provides video feedback via a custom graphical user interface. Although at the prototype stage, the electronic redesign has been successful, with a cost of less than a tenth of the original robot purchase price.</p>

scholarly journals Enhancing Formal Methods Integration with ACP2Petri

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-235
Author(s):  
Slavomír Šimoňák ◽  
Martin Šolc
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Formal Methods ◽  
Graphical User Interface ◽  
Petri Net ◽  
Algebraic Specification ◽  
Practical Experiences ◽  
Process Algebraic

The paper deals with the ACP2Petri tool, providing a transformation of process algebraic specification to equivalent Petri net-based specification. Long-term practical experiences with the tool revealed some suggestions for its update and extension. Shortcomings and limitations found are described and proposed solutions provided within the paper. Implemented extensions, simplifying the usage of the tool and providing more options for analysis of particular transformation, are also presented. One of the most evident extensions of the tool is its graphical user interface, which allows for convenient management and detailed control over the process of transformation.

scholarly journals Iterative Approach on Redesigning and Construction of a Pipe Inspection Robot

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Aleksandar Ristic
Keyword(s):  
Graphical User Interface ◽  
Video Feedback ◽  
Environmental Services ◽  
Iterative Approach ◽  
Purchase Price ◽  
Pipe Inspection ◽  
Inspection Robot ◽  
Video Feed ◽  
Inspection Robots ◽  
And Control

<p>A pipe inspection robot is a device that is inserted into pipes to check for obstructions or damage. These robots are traditionally manufactured offshore, are extremely expensive, and are often not adequately supported in the event of malfunction. This had resulted in Associated Environmental Services Limited, a New Zealand utiliser of this equipment, facing significant periods of down-time as they wait for their robots to be repaired. Recently, they were informed that several of their robots were no longer supported. At their instigation, this project was conceived to redesign the electronics and control system of one of these pipe inspection robots, utilising the existing mechanical platform. Requirements for the robot were that it must operate reliably in confined, dark and wet environments, and provide a human user with a digital video feed of the internal status of the pipes. This robot should, as much as possible, incorporate off-the-shelf components, facilitating cheap, and potentially on-site repair. This project details the redesign and construction of such a robot. It employs three electronic boards integrated with the mechanical components and provides video feedback via a custom graphical user interface. Although at the prototype stage, the electronic redesign has been successful, with a cost of less than a tenth of the original robot purchase price.</p>

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