公开(公告)号：WO2020176864A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-03

申请号：PCT/US2020/020420

申请日：2020-02-28

Applicant: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM

Inventor： PRYOR, Mitchell ,  ZELENAK, Andrew ,  ANDERSON, Robert Blake ,  CRAWFORD, Connor D.

IPC: B65D88/34 ,  B65D88/42 ,  B65D90/48

Abstract: Various embodiments generally relate to robotics and more specifically to tank seal inspections. In some embodiments, the robotic inspection device comprising a power supply, a body, a drive system, a camera, a navigational system, and/or one or more sensors. The drive system may include one or more surface engaging drivers to propel the robotic inspection device along a surface of a tank. The camera can be housed within the body to capture images and/or video of a seal. The navigational system can compute a route (or receive commands that route) and send commands to the drive system to navigate the robotic inspection device along the surface of the tank allowing the camera to capture the images or video of the seal. Some embodiments may use an artificial intelligence or machine learning engine to review the images or video of the seal and identify potential problems.