DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACTIVE HELICAL DRIVE SELF-BALANCING IN-PIPE ROBOT BASED ON COMPOUND PLANETARY GEARING

Tao Ren, Yin Zhang, Yujia Li, and Lin Xian

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