公开(公告)号：US20180088592A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-29

申请号：US15714693

申请日：2017-09-25

Applicant: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ,  CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.

Inventor： Matthew GILDNER ,  Donald F. RUFFATTO ,  Sophia MITCHELL ,  Oktay ARSLAN ,  Joshua Vander HOOK ,  Jolly JAMES ,  Robert Kwan Meng SEAH ,  Nick MARKOV

IPC: G05D1/04 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B64B1/06 ,  B64B1/70

CPC classification number: G05D1/042 ,  B64B1/06 ,  B64B1/70 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/022 ,  B64C2201/101 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64D47/04 ,  B64D2203/00 ,  G01N21/8803 ,  G01N21/9515 ,  G01N21/954 ,  G05D1/0022 ,  G05D1/0202 ,  G05D2201/0207 ,  Y10S901/01 ,  Y10S901/44

Abstract: Designing intrinsically safe robotic inspection systems used for unmanned navigation and inspection of large tanks with hazardous and explosive atmosphere is challenging. The disclosed methods and devices provide solutions to overcome such challenge. Intrinsically safe devices and methods using a combination of a lighter-than-air blimp with various intrinsically safe subsystems attached to the blimp are presented.