[213] Aerial robotics for inspection and maintenance of assets
C Udell
Voliro AG, Switzerland
While drones are effective and frequently utilised for visually examining an asset, their direct interaction is severely limited. Voliro created the Voliro T flying robot to overcome this limitation. The Voliro T is an omnidirectional aerial robot with six degrees of freedom of force/torque control. The tiltable rotor design of the Voliro T enables it to ‘fly, see and touch’. The Voliro T was created to interact with surfaces of any orientation. This flying robot is capable of carrying non-destructive testing payloads such as ultrasonic thickness (UT), electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) and dry film thickness (DFT) sensors for performing exact thickness measurements. These payloads enable a single UAV to swiftly perform numerous tests. The purpose of this presentation is to discuss the operational advantages of several Voliro T payloads.
