TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of virtual pipe simulation system for inspection robot design
AU - Miura, Satoshi
AU - Kawamura, Kazuya
AU - Fujie, Masakatsu
AU - Sugano, Shigeki
AU - Miyashita, Tomoyuki
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by the Council for Science, Technology, and Innovation (CSTII) Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP) (Funding agency: JST). The authors appreciate the assistance of Tokyo Gas Co, Ltd. The authors thank Edanz Group (www.edanzediting.com/ac) for editing a draft of this manuscript.
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PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Pipe inspection robots have been developed to reduce the cost and time required for gas pipe inspection. However, these robots have been developed using a scrap and build method and are not used in practice. In this paper, we propose a method of virtual pipe inspection simulation to clarify the parameters that are important in increasing the robot's ease of use. This paper presents the results obtained by a feasibility study with regard to pipe simulation. We developed a virtual pipe by simulating eight actual turns of an external gas pipe, and a robot equipped with camera at the tip. In the experiments, three individuals working in the field of gas inspection carried out the operation. We obtained questionnaire, time, and brain activity data. The results revealed various important points that must be considered in practical simulation and robot design. In conclusion, the virtual pipe simulation can be useful in developing the design of a pipe inspection robot.
AB - Pipe inspection robots have been developed to reduce the cost and time required for gas pipe inspection. However, these robots have been developed using a scrap and build method and are not used in practice. In this paper, we propose a method of virtual pipe inspection simulation to clarify the parameters that are important in increasing the robot's ease of use. This paper presents the results obtained by a feasibility study with regard to pipe simulation. We developed a virtual pipe by simulating eight actual turns of an external gas pipe, and a robot equipped with camera at the tip. In the experiments, three individuals working in the field of gas inspection carried out the operation. We obtained questionnaire, time, and brain activity data. The results revealed various important points that must be considered in practical simulation and robot design. In conclusion, the virtual pipe simulation can be useful in developing the design of a pipe inspection robot.
KW - Design for interfaces
KW - Human behaviour in design
KW - Infrastructure
KW - Simulation
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U2 - 10.1017/dsi.2019.368
DO - 10.1017/dsi.2019.368
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85079793608
SN - 2220-4334
VL - 2019-August
SP - 3611
EP - 3620
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED
JF - Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED
T2 - 22nd International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED 2019
Y2 - 5 August 2019 through 8 August 2019
ER -