NEPTUNE - ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK INSPECTION ROBOT SYSTEM

The Neptune system allows unmanned entry and sensor data collection in above-ground storage tanks (ASTs). The sensors are immersed in the pe troleum product and uses video and ultrasonics to ascertain from the i nside-out the state of corrosion of the floor and side-walls. This eli minates the need to empty or clean the tanks and also avoids the requi red human walk-through inspection, which results in a very sparse data set. from which the tank's state must be statistically extrapolated.