Using a Soft Growing Robot as a Sensor Delivery System in Remote Environments: A Practical Case Study
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2022 IEEE International Symposium on Measurements & Networking (M&N), 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Measurements & Networking (M&N), 2022-07-18, Padua. 2022-07p. 1-5
English Abstract
Soft continuum robots are a new class of robotic devices, which are very promising for enabling measurement applications especially in remote, difficult-to-reach environments. In this work, we propose the use of a particular ...Read more >
Soft continuum robots are a new class of robotic devices, which are very promising for enabling measurement applications especially in remote, difficult-to-reach environments. In this work, we propose the use of a particular soft robot, which is able to evert and steer from the tip, as a sensor delivery system. The measurement system consists of two major sections: i) the robotic platform for movement purposes; and ii) the sensing part (i.e., a sensor attached to its tip to enable the measurement). As a case study of the use of the soft-growing robot as a sensor-delivery system, the transportation of a wired thermocouple towards a remote hot source was considered. The preliminary results anticipate the suitability of soft continuum robotic platforms for remote applications in confined and constrained environments.Read less <
Keywords
Temperature measurement
Wires
Thermocouples
Transportation
Soft robotics
Robot sensing systems
Sensors
Soft Robotics
Soft Growing Robots
Remote Measurements
Remote monitoring