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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2015
Commissariat a L'energie Atomique ET Aux Energies Alternatives, Paris, FR;
Florent Souvestre, Orsay, FR;
Abstract
A robotic device for inspecting a pipe includes at least one pair of propulsion elements each including a rotary drum, an outer surface of which has a screw thread. The device also includes a body associated with at least one pair of propulsion elements and in which are inserted sensor, at least one pair of electric motors each capable of rotating a rotary drum, and at least one pair of electric power sources each capable of powering an electric motor. The body is shaped such that a ventral portion and a dorsal portion of the device are symmetrical with one another relative to a median frontal plane of the device, thus allowing the device to move indistinctly on the belly or on the back.