摘要
新闻编辑从发明人提供的背景信息中获得了以下引文：“本公开涉及工业表面的机器人检查和处理。”作为对本专利背景信息的补充，NewsRx通信公司还获得了本专利发明人的概要信息：“以前已知的用于工业表面的检查和处理系统存在许多缺点。通常需要检查工业表面，以确定管壁、罐表面或其它工业表面特征H是否遭受腐蚀、降解，工业表面通常出现在危险的位置，例如在操作设备较重的环境中，在高温下，在密闭环境中，在高蒸发下，在高压电力存在下，在有毒有害气体存在下，在腐蚀性液体存在下，和/或存在对人员构成危险的操作设备时。因此，目前已知的N个系统要求关闭系统，以可重复的容量运行系统，遵循严格的安全程序（例如，锁定/挂牌、密闭空间进入程序、治理等），和/或即使遵循了适当的程序，人员也暴露在危险中。此外，INC的持续、危险，REA可能导致检查不完整、分辨率低、对被检查区域缺乏系统覆盖和/或在确定某一区域是否已适当检查时容易出现人为错误和判断。
Abstract
News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors: “The present disclosure relates to robotic inspection and t reatment of industrial surfaces.” As a supplement to the background information on this patent, NewsRx corresponde nts also obtained the inventors’ summary information for this patent: “Previousl y known inspection and treatment systems for industrial surfaces suffer from a n umber of drawbacks. Industrial surfaces are often required to be inspected to de termine whether a pipe wall, tank surface, or other industrial surface feature h as suffered from corrosion, degradation, loss of a coating, damage, wall thinnin g or wear, or other undesirable aspects. Industrial surfaces are often present w ithin a hazardous location-for example in an environment with heavy operating eq uipment, operating at high temperatures, in a confined environment, at a high el evation, in the presence of high voltage electricity, in the presence of toxic o r noxious gases, in the presence of corrosive liquids, and/or in the presence of operating equipment that is dangerous to personnel. Accordingly, presently know n systems require that a system be shutdown, that a system be operated at a redu ced capacity, that stringent safety procedures be followed (e.g., lockout/tagout , confined space entry procedures, harnessing, etc.), and/or that personnel are exposed to hazards even if proper procedures are followed. Additionally, the inc onvenience, hazards, and/or confined spaces of personnel entry into inspection a reas can result in inspections that are incomplete, of low resolution, that lack systematic coverage of the inspected area, and/or that are prone to human error and judgement in determining whether an area has been properly inspected.
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