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Traditional power line inspections require inspectors to stand on scaffolding and cranes and use rope access to climb on poles. Drone surveying for the power grid eliminates the need to put people in harm’s way, and line workers can safely remain on the ground while the drone operator assesses the line.
Powerline Inspection robots are mobile service robots with advanced vision sensors, typically used for the inspection of critical and high-value infrastructure. Inspection robots are either semi-autonomous, where they’ve been taught established paths, or fully autonomous, able to navigate themselves.
A Power Line Inspection Robot Based on Digital Radiography. Most of the current power line inspection robots use cameras and LiDARs to inspect the power line surfaces and the surrounding environment. But it is still difficult to detect the internal defects of the power lines.
The powerline inspection robot technique is a form of non-destructive preventive inspection for the purpose of pipeline maintenance to determine the possibility of corrosion, erosion, cracks in metal walls inside the pipeline, and other types of damage that can potentially lead to catastrophic damage to pipeline structures.
The Global Powerline inspection robot market accounted for $XX Billion in 2022 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2023 to 2030.
Power Line Inspection Robot SKYSWEEPER
The V-shaped bot hangs from a wire and works around a spring-elastic elbow joint. It moves along like an upside-down inchworm as its cable-hugging clamps open and close.
It’s a basic prototype with a lithium-polymer battery and an Arduino controller, yet it can be augmented with cameras for inspection or induction coils to grab power from the line. That could let it stay aloft on the grid for months at a time.
If it faces a support bracket or other obstacle along the cable, SkySweeper can do a back flip to get past it. Current line inspection robots are large, complex, and expensive. Utility companies may also use manned or unmanned helicopters equipped with infrared imaging to inspect lines. This is much simpler
