Robot Detecting Natural Gas Leaks by TUBITAK

A project called ‘Robot Eye’, which detects natural gas leaks, was developed by TUBITAK. With the “In-Pipe Inspection Robot”, the project is able to detect natural gas leaks in the lines. It has instant detection capability. Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank shared a video on the subject on his Twitter account and used the following statements:

In the project initiated by TÜBİTAK for Istanbul Gas and Natural Gas Distribution Inc. (İGDAŞ) in 2017, ‘Robot Eye’ detects faults and leaks in natural gas lines. like this Millions of dollars will be saved. Istanbul will not lag behind in service and technology.

Robot Eye will detect leaks with its 900 sensors:

According to the written statement made by the Ministry, Robot Eye was designed by Turkish engineers for İGDAŞ. by TUBITAK RUTE After 4 years of work The developed project will detect gas leaks in natural gas pipes with its 900 sensors.

Mehmet Ali Çimen, Director of TÜBİTAK RUTE, stated that the idea of ​​the project He stated that it was brought to them by İGDAŞ in 2017. Noting that Robot Göz will inspect İGDAŞ’s 12 and 16 inch 545 kilometer long line, Çimen pointed out that this technology is only available in the USA.

‘With this project, we are eliminating external dependency’

Grass, about the project “Normally you rent these And you pay per kilometer. At the moment, we are eliminating external dependency by having this technology. Beyond that, we are able to serve both our region and the world by renting this robot. Our robot can also map. We can tell where it goes in the pipe it goes to. During an earthquake whether the pipes can be used after the earthquake, We will be able to learn whether it can move or not with this robot.” used the phrases.

The 2 and a half kilometer wireless communication test has been successfully completed:

TÜBİTAK Robotic Intelligent Systems Group Chief Expert Researcher and Project Coordinator Dr. Hüseyin Ayhan Yavaşoğlu also stated that Robot Eye has successfully completed the 2 and a half kilometer wireless communication test inside the pipe. Yavaşoğlu, the most important feature of Robot Eye, “magnetic current leakage sensor” and explained the details of the robot as follows:

This is the heart of Robot Eye. It has 900 sensors on it. With these sensors, we can detect defects both inside the pipe and on its outer surface. Robot Eye consists of 9 modules. It has a snake-like structure. It can make steering and rotational movements and can move easily in complex city pipelines thanks to this structure. We have lasers in camera modules. We project laser in the form of a circle. Examining the change of this laser, is there any deformation in the pipes? We detect them. Completely wireless Robot Eye communicates through the pipe thanks to the antennas in the camera modules. This is a difficult robot project because in There are 247 electronic boards and 3 microcomputers. One of the most difficult aspects of this project is that the environment in which it will work is very challenging. The robot needs to operate while there is flow. You need to develop a robotic system that can move against the flow and operate under pressure up to 30 bar.

‘Over 20 Turkish engineers are working on the project’

Yavasoglu emphasized that the project was developed by Turkish engineers. “We are proud that this has been developed by local engineers. More than 20 Turkish engineers are working on this project. We will launch our robot as soon as possible. We continue to work on using the live line.” he said.

TÜBİTAK Chief Specialist Researcher, Robotic Intelligent Systems Group Leader Dr. Yusuf Engin Tetik also noted that the data obtained from Robot Eye were handled after the operation, “The data received from 900 different sensors is a form within the robot itself.kept in the separating mechanism. It is processed after the operation. Errors are found later.” shared his knowledge.