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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2020
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Alexander Kyle Duncan, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Todd William Danko, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Justin Foehner, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Yakov Polishchuk, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Douglas R. Forman, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for use in maintaining a pipe having a sidewall is provided. The system includes a motorized apparatus sized to fit within the pipe and configured to travel along the pipe through an interior cavity. The motorized apparatus includes a plurality of leg assemblies each including a first leg portion, a second leg portion, and a joint rotatably coupling the first leg portion to the second leg portion. A drive mechanism coupled to the joint is configured to interact with the sidewall. The system also includes an actuator assembly configured to independently position each leg assembly relative to a body assembly to adjust a radial position of the joint of the associated leg assembly relative to the body assembly. The system also includes a controller configured to send instructions to the actuator assembly based at least in part on at least one of a dimension of the interior cavity and a desired force on the sidewall.