SBIR/STTR Research Award
THIS PROGRAM INVOLVES A MOBILE SEMIAUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC PIPE INSPECTION PLATFORM (ROPIP) FOR HAZARDOUS MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES.
Award amount
$49,596Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1985Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Energy
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Sees Inc
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
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- Solicitation number
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- Topic code
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Research abstract
THIS PROGRAM INVOLVES A MOBILE SEMIAUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC PIPE INSPECTION PLATFORM (ROPIP) FOR HAZARDOUS MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES. THE DEVICE HAS SENSORY CAPABILITY AND IS MICROPROCESSOR CONTROLLABLE. A UNIQUE TECHNIQUE USING A "SMALL WORLD" APPROACH TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) BY LIMITING THE "REAL WORLD" CONTACT ENVIRONMENT AND PROVIDING A READY ACCESS FOR MOBILITY LOWERS TOE SOFTWARE INPUT AND DECISION- MAKING REQUIREMENTS. THE APPROACH ALSO PROVIDES ACCESS TO LARGE AREAS THAT WOULD NOT BE ACCESSIBLE TO A TRADITIONAL MOBILE ROBOT.
Technology keywords
Not reported