Bridge Crawler / Concept Visual Record

Inspection crawler gallery

AI-generated engineering concept visualizations—not completed hardware. All six preserve one V2 surface-compliance design identity.

Project overview

Purpose
Explore supervised inspection of steel bridge surfaces.
Intended users
Bridge inspection teams and infrastructure researchers.
Current stage
Concept and design exploration.
Available evidence
Illustrative concept visuals. Physical performance and suitability require validation.
Proposed next milestone
Validate contact, retrieval, and inspection methods in a controlled test.

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Bridge Crawler V2 studio concept with four compliant magnetic wheel pods
Surface-compliance V2 Split hexagonal chassis, center gimbal spine and independently sprung wheel pods.
Bridge Crawler articulating over a weld crown beneath a steel girder
Girder compliance V2 Limited chassis twist keeps magnetic pods planted across a weld crown.
Top service view of Bridge Crawler with battery cassette removed and sealed hatches open
Top service V2 Removable blue battery cassette, sealed access hatches and protected center spine.
Close view of Bridge Crawler stereo camera brow and protected ultrasonic probe
Inspection head V2 Stereo optics, amber grazing lights and spring-loaded ultrasonic probe in a bronze skid cage.
Rear service and retrieval interface on Bridge Crawler V2
Rear safety V2 Triangular tether yoke, swiveling retrieval eye, connector and red adhesion-status flags.
Exploded view of Bridge Crawler V2 chassis, wheel pods, battery and tether yoke
Exploded architecture V2 Conceptual chassis halves, gimbal spine, four compliant wheel pods, battery and recovery hardware.