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

“你家里的下水道洪水是最糟糕的事情之一，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，这是下水道洪水的原因之一，主要发生在小型非人进入下水道内径小于600毫米。nuron开发了一种独特的光纤传感技术，将提供一个步骤的变化，为业主和废水网络运营商一样。nuron光纤传感技术具有独特的密封系统，设计成沿着下水道网络的墙壁安装，为下水道创建神经系统，因此可以预测堵塞、洪水和其他环境事件，并在它们发生之前加以预防。下水道环境本身对监测系统的安装提出了挑战。它是封闭的，除了正常的污水和脂肪，油和油脂，在这些小直径的下水道中积聚的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，有可能引起火灾或爆炸。该项目的重点是设计和开发一种微型机器人，用于安装NURON光纤传感密封系统在内径为225- 600 mm的小型非人工进入下水道中，因为目前市场上没有现有的机器人或其他技术能够在如此狭窄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行业的领导者合作，TC机械将设计和开发首款同类机器人，使废水处理运营商能够在整个下水道网络中使用nuron技术，从而实现表征和检查，以及在这一关键基础设施中定位和映射问题的能力。"

"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."