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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2011
Thomas A. Nance, Aiken, SC (US);
Nick J. Vrettos, Augusta, GA (US);
Daniel Krementz, Augusta, GA (US);
Athneal D. Marzolf, Martinez, GA (US);
Thomas A. Nance, Aiken, SC (US);
Nick J. Vrettos, Augusta, GA (US);
Daniel Krementz, Augusta, GA (US);
Athneal D. Marzolf, Martinez, GA (US);
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC, Aiken, SC (US);
Abstract
This invention relates generally to robotic systems and is specifically designed for a robotic system that can navigate vertical pipes within a waste tank or similar environment. The robotic system allows a process for sampling, cleaning, inspecting and removing waste around vertical pipes by supplying a robotic platform that uses the vertical pipes to support and navigate the platform above waste material contained in the tank.