Scalable Comprehensive Automatic Inspection, Cleaning, and Evaluation Mechanism for Large‐Diameter Pipes

Shafi, Imran and Khan, Imad and Breñosa, Jose and López Flores, Miguel Ángel and Martínez Espinosa, Julio César and Choi, Jin-Ghoo and Ashraf, Imran and Murray, Richard UNSPECIFIED, UNSPECIFIED, josemanuel.brenosa@uneatlantico.es, UNSPECIFIED, ulio.martinez@unini.edu.mx, UNSPECIFIED, UNSPECIFIED, UNSPECIFIED (2025) Scalable Comprehensive Automatic Inspection, Cleaning, and Evaluation Mechanism for Large‐Diameter Pipes. International Journal of Intelligent Systems, 2025 (1). ISSN 0884-8173

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Abstract

Cleaning and inspection of pipelines and gun barrels are crucial for ensuring safety and integrity to extend their lifespan. Existing automatic inspection approaches lack high robustness, as well as portability, and have movement restrictions and complexity. This study presents the design and development of a scalable, comprehensive automated inspection, cleaning, and evaluation mechanism (CAICEM) for large-sized pipelines and barrels with diameters in the range of 105 mm–210 mm. The proposed system is divided into electrical and mechanical assemblies that are independently designed, tested, fabricated, integrated, and controlled with industrial grid controllers and processors. These actuators are suitably programmed to provide the desired actions through toggle switches on a simple housing subassembly. The stress analysis and material specifications are obtained using ANSYS to ensure robustness and practicability. Later, on-ground testing and optimization are performed before industrial prototyping. The inspection system of the proposed mechanism includes barrel-mounted and brush-mounted cameras with sensors utilized to keep track of the pipeline deposits and monitor user activity. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed mechanism is cost-effective and achieves the desired objectives with minimum human efforts in the least possible time for both smooth and rifled large-diameter pipes and barrels.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	automatic inspection; gun barrel inspection system; in-pipe cleaning; intelligent systems; large-diameter pipe in-spection; rifed pipe inspection
Subjects:	Subjects > Engineering
Divisions:	Europe University of Atlantic > Research > Scientific Production Fundación Universitaria Internacional de Colombia > Research > Scientific Production Ibero-american International University > Research > Scientific Production Ibero-american International University > Research > Scientific Production Universidad Internacional do Cuanza > Research > Scientific Production
Depositing User:	Sr Bibliotecario
Date Deposited:	27 Oct 2025 10:23
Last Modified:	27 Oct 2025 10:23
URI:	http://repositorio.funiber.org/id/eprint/17865

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