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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2002
Neil DE Guzman, Houston, TX (US);
Lawrence Lafferty, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Chad Lafferty, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Donald K. Steinman, Missouri City, TX (US);
Neil de Guzman, Houston, TX (US);
Lawrence Lafferty, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Chad Lafferty, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Donald K. Steinman, Missouri City, TX (US);
Intelligent Robotic Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An autonomous robot performs maintenance and repair activities in oil and gas wells, and in pipelines. The robot uses the well and pipeline fluids to provide most of the energy required for the its mobility, and to charge a turbine from which it may recharge batteries or power a motor for additional propulsion. A control system of associated systems controls the robot, enabling the robot to share plans and goals, situations, and solution processes with wells, pipelines, and external control systems. The control system includes decision aids in a series of knowledge bases that contain the expertise in appropriate fields to provide intelligent behavior to the control system. The intelligent behavior of the control system enables real time maintenance management of wells and pipelines, through actively collecting information, goal-driven system, reasoning at multiple levels, context sensitive communication, activity performing, and estimation of the operators' intent.