Developing a miniature robot to install a nervous system within non-man entry sewers

开发微型机器人在无人进入的下水道内安装神经系统

• 批准号: 104073
• 金额: $ 5.47万
• 依托单位: NURON LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2018 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=104073
• 关键词: Developing; miniature; robot; install; nervous

"Sewer flooding in your home is one of the worst things to experience, costing owners and UK wastewater companies tens of millions of pounds each year. Blockages, which are one cause of sewer flooding, mainly occur in small non-man entry sewers with an internal diameter of less than 600mm.nuron has developed a unique fibre sensing technology that will provide a step-change for home owners and wastewater network operators alike. nuron fibre sensing technology has a unique containment system designed to be installed along the wall of a sewer network creating a nervous system for sewers so blockages, flooding and other environmental incidents can be predicted and prevented before they happen.The sewer environment itself represents a challenge to the installation of a monitoring system. It is confined and over and above the normal sewerage and fats, oils and greases, the gas that builds up in these small diameter sewers is a complex mixture of toxic and nontoxic gases produced by the decomposition of organic household or industrial waste with the potential to create fire or explosions.This project is focused on the design and development of a miniature robot for the installation of the nuron fibre sensing containment system in small non-man entry sewers of 225-600mm internal diameter, because there is currently no existing robot or other technique available on the market with the capability of installing our sensing technology within such a confined and inhospitable space.Our objective is to work with the industry leaders in sewer rehabilitation, TC Mechanical to design and develop a first of its kind robot that will give wastewater operators access to nuron technology across their entire sewer network, enabling characterisation and inspection, and the capability of localisation and mapping of issues in this critical infrastructure."

你家里的下水道洪水是最糟糕的经历之一，每年给业主和英国废水处理公司造成数千万英镑的损失。堵塞是下水道泛滥的原因之一，主要发生在内径小于600毫米的小型无人值守下水道中。Nuron开发了一种独特的光纤传感技术，将为业主和废水网络运营商带来重大变化。Nuron光纤传感技术有一个独特的围堵系统，可以安装在下水道网络的壁上，为下水道创造一个神经系统，以便在堵塞、洪水和其他环境事件发生之前预测和预防它们。下水道环境本身对安装监控系统构成了挑战。它被限制在正常的下水道和脂肪、油和油脂之上，在这些小直径下水道中积聚的气体是有毒和无毒气体的复杂混合物，这些气体是有机家庭或工业废物分解产生的有毒和无毒气体的复杂混合物，有可能引发火灾或爆炸。本项目的重点是设计和开发一种微型机器人，用于在内径225-600 mm的小型无人进入下水道中安装Nuron光纤传感遏制系统，因为目前市场上还没有现有的机器人或其他技术能够在如此狭小和不适宜居住的空间内安装我们的传感技术。我们的目标是与下水道修复领域的行业领先者TC机械公司合作，设计和开发第一个此类机器人，使废水操作员能够在其整个下水道网络中使用Nuron技术，实现特征描述和检查，并能够定位和绘制这一关键基础设施中的问题。“