... practices. Robert Bogue can be contacted at: robbogue@aol.com 24 01 2018 24 01 2018 24 01 2018 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Inspection Robot Drones Non-destructive testing The “DTG” products from...

..., especially as deeper fields are being reached for exploitation. Design/methodology/approach The SIRIS (In Situ Riser Inspection Robotic System) is designed to reconstruct the actual riser profile and perform non‐destructive tests. The robot is propelled by thrusters to scroll by the outside...

... For tile‐wall inspection, a fast, low‐cost and effective non‐destructive testing technique based on impact acoustic method has been developed for the robot. Originality/value Both prototypes have been applied to housing estates for evaluation purposes. B.L. Luk can be contacted at: meblluk...

...Robert Bogue Purpose The paper aims to provide a review of the uses of robots in non‐destructive testing (NDT). Design/methodology/approach Following a brief introduction, this paper considers the uses of robotic NDT, with an emphasis on applications in certain key industries. While some...

...Mahmoud Tavakoli; Lino Marques; Aníbal T. de Almeida Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe design and development of a pole climbing robot (PCR) for inspection of industrial size pipelines. Nowadays, non‐destructive testing (NDT) methods are performed by dextrous technicians across high...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Robotics Non‐destructive testing Flux Pipelines Oil industry Gas industry As one of the five major transportation systems including railroads, highways, waterways, air transportation, and pipeline transportation has been employed as major...

...Kenneth J. Waldron; Tariq P. Sattar; Alina‐Alexandra Brenner Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a portable non‐destructive testing (NDT) robotic arm that can be carried by climbing and walking robots (CLAWAR). The arm is required to maintain, during a scanning trajectory, a desired...