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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2019
Vale S.a., Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Universidade Federal DO Rio DE Janeiro—ufrj, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Gustavo Medeiros Freitas, Ouro Preto, BR;
Marcos Paulo Torre, Mariana, BR;
Gabriel Carvalho Garcia, Ouro Preto, BR;
Filipe Augusto Santos Rocha, Ouro Preto, BR;
André Stanzani Franca, Vitória, BR;
Felipe Ribeiro Da Fonseca, Vitória, BR;
Fernando Cesar Lizarralde, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Ramon Romankevicius Costa, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Alex Fernandes Neves, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
João Carlos Espiúca Monteiro, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
VALE S.A., Rio de Janeiro, BR;
UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO—UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Abstract
Aspects include a robotic device for inspection of components of a belt conveyor comprising a mobile platform and a robotic arm having a first end coupled to the mobile platform and a second end, the robotic arm configured to guide the second end to contact at least one of the components of the belt conveyor. Further included is a method for inspecting components of a belt conveyor using a robotic device, including: obtaining temperature and/or noise data of at least one of the components of the belt conveyor; and, if the data are outside a range, then: driving a second end a robotic arm of the robotic device for contacting at least one of the components; and obtaining vibration data from at least one of the components.