Bionic hexapod pipeline robot

Abstract

The invention provides a bionic hexapod pipeline robot, and belongs to the technical field of pipeline robots. The problem that an existing snake-like robot and a wheeled robot have continuous motiontracks and cannot cross obstacles is solved; the bionic hexapod pipeline robot comprises six mechanical legs and a trunk, the six mechanical legs are evenly distributed in the circumference directionof the trunk, and each mechanical leg comprises an extension leg, a leg plate, a driving mechanism, a U-shaped bracket and a cross bracket; the driving mechanism comprises a first steering gear, a second steering gear and a third steering gear, the extension leg and the leg plate are connected, and the leg plate is fixedly connected with a connecting plate on the first steering gear; and the two ends of the U-shaped bracket are respectively connected with reducers on the first steering gear and the second steering gear, the two ends of the cross bracket are respectively and fixedly connected with coupling plates on the second steering gear and the third steering gear, and the reducer on the third steering gear is fixedly connected with the trunk. The bionic hexapod pipeline robot is mainlyused for pipeline overhaul and maintenance.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of pipeline robots, in particular to a bionic hexapod pipeline robot. Background technique [0002] The original pipelines and the newly added pipelines are woven into a dense underground pipeline network. The scale of the pipeline network is huge and complex, which makes pipeline management and maintenance problems prominent. In recent years, many cities have experienced waterlogging, road collapse, etc., which has greatly interfered with the social environment. [0003] At present, if the pipeline is broken and damaged before water injection, it is not known where it is damaged. It is inconvenient to conduct manual inspections, which leads to wasting time. Manually conducting underground inspections will cause harm to the human body, causing serious energy loss in the heating system, which may cause environmental pollution, etc. Therefore, the use of robots to replace manual labor has become a trend. The ...

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Problems solved by technology

[0003] At present, if the pipeline is broken and damaged before water injection, it is not known where the damage is, and it is inconvenient to check manually, resulting in a waste of time. Manually checking underground will cause harm to the human body, cause serious energy loss in the heating system, and may cause pollution to the environment, etc. Therefore, it has become a trend to use robots instead of manual work. The wheels of existing wheeled robots will have frictional damage to the inner wall of the pipeline and will be hindered when working in harsh environments.

Moreover, the motion trajectory of wheeled robots and snake robots is continuous, and they cannot cross obstacles, which limits the use of robots.

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