Design of Automatic Detection System for Pipe Ditch Robot
With the rapid developments of railway culverts,highway drainage channels,and urban pipe networks,pipe trench maintenance tasks increase year by year.In order to ensure the safety of staff and improve the efficiency of trench maintenance,an automatic trench detection system is designed.This system comprises a personal computer(PC),control handle,trench robot,and cable car.The trench automatic detection system takes the PC as the core,the PC communicates with the control handle,trench ro-bot,and cable car via RS485,transmits the instructions to the robot and cable car,enabling the remote control and sensor data moni-toring of the trench robot and cable car.Moreover,the PC receives the internal image of the trench through the coaxial cable,enab-ling the real-time monitoring of the trench during operation.Experimental tests indicate that the automatic trench detection system can normally run in harsh trench environments,with the communication distance of the robot exceeding 100 m.Additionally,the PC up-per computer displays the 1 080 P 30 Hz video of the trench in real time.Overall,the pipe trench automatic detection system has a significant application and promotion value,and it meets design requirements effectively.