Robots, Drones, UAVs and UGVs for Operation and Maintenance (1 ed)

Robots, Drones, UAVs and UGVs for Operation and Maintenance (ICT in Asset Management) 1st Edition

Industrial assets (such as railway lines, roads, and pipelines) are usually huge, span long distances, and can be divided into clusters or segments that provide different levels of functionality subject to different loads, degradations, and environmental conditions, and their efficient management is necessary. The book aims to give a comprehensive understanding of the use of autonomous vehicles (context of robotics) for the utilization of inspection and maintenance activities in industrial asset management at different accessibility and hazard levels. The usability of deploying inspection vehicles autonomously is explained with an emphasis on integrating the total process.

Key Features

• Aims for solutions for maintenance and inspection problems provided by robotics, drones, unmanned air vehicles, and unmanned ground vehicles
• Discusses integration of autonomous vehicles for inspection and maintenance of industrial assets
• Covers the industrial approach to inspection needs and presents what is needed from the infrastructure end.
• Presents the requirements for robot designers to design an autonomous inspection and maintenance system.
• Includes practical case studies from industries