Patent ID: 11926481
Assignee: VALE S.A.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A method for inspecting components of a belt conveyor using a robotic device according to claim 1, comprising the step of:
a) obtaining temperature and/or noise data from at least one of the components of the belt conveyor, wherein, if the temperature and/or noise data of at least one of the components are outside a predetermined range of values, the method also comprises the steps of:
b) driving a second end of a robotic arm of the robotic device to contact at least one of the components (8, 9, 10) of the belt conveyor, in which the robotic arm comprises an articulated structure; and
c) obtain vibration data from at least one of the components through the vibrations sensor.