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In this chapter, we will provide some of the future directions in the field of Pipe Investigating Robots. Starting from very simple cable-drawn vehicles, extensive research has enabled the transformation of the passive system into an autonomous wireless monitoring system.
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Ogai, H., Bhattacharya, B. (2018). Future Directions of Pipe Investigating Robots (PIRs). In: Pipe Inspection Robots for Structural Health and Condition Monitoring. Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering, vol 89. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3751-8_9
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