Mobile jetter and pipe inspection robot
One embodiment provides an apparatus, including: a pipe inspection robot that traverses a pipe; a fetter comprising a water pump; and an intake hose that couples the pump of the jetter to a local water source proximate to the pipe inspection robot. Other aspects are described and claimed.
1. A pipe inspection robot, comprising:
a powered track system providing movement through a pipe to the pipe inspection robot;
a sensor component coupled to the powered track system;
a processor configured to operate the sensor component to collect pipe inspection data related to a pipe interior; and
a jetter coupled to one or more of the powered track system and the sensor component, the jetter comprising:
a nozzle;
a water pump;
an outflow part coupling the water pump to the nozzle;
an intake hose that couples the water pump to a local water source proximate to the powered track system;
wherein the water pump pressurizes water from the intake hose and provides pressurized water to the outflow part.
2. The pipe inspection robot of claim 1 , wherein the local water source proximate to the powered track system comprises water within the pipe.
3. The pipe inspection robot of claim 1 , wherein the fetter comprises a filter coupled to the intake hose.
4. The pipe inspection robot of claim 3 , wherein the filter comprises a cagetype filter.
5. The pipe inspection robot of claim 1 , wherein the nozzle comprises a penetrating nozzle.
6. The pipe inspection robot of claim 1 , wherein the nozzle comprises a closed nozzle.
7. The pipe inspection robot of claim 1 , wherein the nozzle comprises an array of nozzles.
8. The pipe inspection robot of claim 1 , wherein the nozzle comprises a repositionable nozzle.
9. The pipe inspection robot of claim 1 , wherein the nozzle comprises a repositionable nozzle that repositions in response to image analysis conducted by the processor.
10. The pipe inspection robot of claim 1 , wherein the pipe inspection robot is an autonomous mobile robot that operates in an untethered mode.
11. A pipe inspection robot, comprising:
a chassis including tracks;
a sensor component that couples to the chassis;
a jetter that couples to one or more of the sensor component and the chassis, the jetter comprising:
a nozzle;
a water pump;
an outflow part extending toward a front of the pipe inspection robot, along an axis aligned with the tracks, and coupling the water pump to the nozzle; and
an intake hose attached to a manifold of the water pump, the intake hose extending along an outside margin of the chassis and at least to a bottom of the tracks to a position for suctioning water up from a pipe;
wherein the pump pressurizes water from the intake hose and provides pressurized water to the outflow part.
12. The pipe inspection robot of claim 11 , wherein the jetter is stacked on top of the sensor component.
13. The pipe inspection robot of claim 11 , wherein the sensor component is stacked on top of the jetter.