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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2023
Arix Technologies, Inc., Jackson, LA (US);
Bryan R. Duerfeldt, Houston, TX (US);
Conner S. George, Houston, TX (US);
Karl Petter Wehlin, Houston, TX (US);
Dianna D. Liu, Jackson, LA (US);
ARIX TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Jackson, LA (US);
Abstract
A radiography system for use on a pipe traversing robot, including a mechanism configured to automatically adjust the position(s) of a radiation source and/or an imager thereof based on a diameter of the pipe. Another radiography system including a computer vision system configured to process radiography imagery to define a measured interface between the pipe and insulation surrounding the pipe, and a control system configured to automatically adjust a position(s) of a radiation source and/or an imager thereof based on a location of or non-presence of the measured interface in the radiography imagery. A computer vision system for detecting potential anomalies in a pipe's surface. A fail safe mechanism configured to prevent a robot from falling off a pipe while allowing the robot to traverse obstacles extending from or tangential to the pipe. A robot having one or more fail safe mechanisms configured to be selectably extended and retracted.