2013
EMSS 2013 Proceeding
Arduino platform and object-oriented programming applied to autonomous robots for detection of pipeline
Authors: Robson da Cunha Santos, Marcelo Silva, Gerson B. Alcantara, Julio C. P. Ribeiro, Iorran M. de Castro
Abstract
The aim of this work is to Demonstrate a prototype that inspects pipelines buried through an autonomous robot. The inspection aims to follow the route of the pipeline, capturing its coordinates (x, y, z), storing and sending data through the Arduino platform, electronic boards and specific programming. For data storage we used a Micro SD Card Shield and in order to sending the data we used the General Packet Radio Services, allowing the data traffic integrating mobile with internet. The electromagnetism was used for that the robot accompany the pipeline buried through the its magnetic field. The coordinates captured by the vehicle are compared with the coordinates of setup project. After the capture of the coordinates, some decisions may be taken monitoring the pipeline that may be positioned in slopes; regions with high pluviometric index and risks of possible oil spills. The project uses innovative technologies, accessible and low cost.
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