Underground Water Tank Corrosion and Crack Inspection
Scenario record: it defines the environment, the mission flow and a proposed hardware and software configuration. The list below is a configuration proposal, not an installation inventory. Field projects lists deployed systems and their measurements.
- Environment
- Indoor, facility
- Operating mode
- Supervised autonomy
- Proposed robot
- Unitree AS2
The problem addressed
Difficulty inspecting underground water tanks; water loss and contamination risk from corrosion.
Draft mission flow
- 1The robot enters the emptied water tank and scans interior surfaces with night vision camera.
- 2Concrete cracks and corrosion stains classified by severity by AI; wall thickness measured with ultrasonics.
- 3Chemical degradation signs on water-contact surfaces evaluated with pH sensor.
- 4Detailed inspection report transmitted to water authority infrastructure management system; structural reinforcement needs determined.
Proposed hardware
- HD Night Vision Camera
- Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge
- Humidity/pH Sensor
- IP67 Protection
Proposed software
- Navigation
- Narrow space navigation without illumination along tank interior surface
- Model
- Concrete/Metal Corrosion Classification and Crack Depth Estimation
- Integration
- Water Authority Infrastructure Management System and Maintenance Planning
The robot's real operating limits
Unitree AS2
Industrial Capacity in a Compact Chassis
Product page- Ingress rating
- IP54
- Runtime
- >4 hours (No load)
- Operating temperature
- -20°C to 50°C
- Payload
- Up to 65 kg
- Max speed
- >5 m/s
- Climb
- 40°
Values are manufacturer data. Scenario fit is determined by comparing these limits with site conditions.
From scenario to installation
Feasibility is determined by the site survey: floor and route, network coverage, the charging point, intervention responsibilities and the conditions under which the robot must stop. The survey report defines the scope, the constraints and the commissioning steps.