Title

The "Djedi" Robot Exploration of the Southern Shaft of the Queen's Chamber in the Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt

Authors

Authors

R. Richardson; S. Whitehead; T. Ng; Z. Hawass; A. Pickering; S. Rhodes; R. Grieve; A. Hildred; A. Nagendran; J. Liu; W. Mayfield; M. Tayoubi;R. Breitner

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Field Robot.

Keywords

PIPE INSPECTION ROBOT; URBAN GAS-PIPELINES; SYSTEM; DESIGN; Robotics

Abstract

There are many unanswered questions regarding the construction and purpose of the Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt. A climbing robot called Djedi has been designed, constructed, and deployed to explore shafts of the queen's chamber within the Great Pyramid. The Djedi robot is based on the concept of inchworm motion and is capable of carrying a long reach drill or snake camera. The robot successfully climbed the southern shaft of the Great Pyramid, deployed its snake camera, and revealed writing not seen for thousands of years. This paper details the design of the robot, including climbing steps in the shaft and lessons learned from experimental deployment. (c) 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Journal Title

Journal of Field Robotics

Volume

30

Issue/Number

3

Publication Date

1-1-2013

Document Type

Article

DOI Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rob.21451

Language

English

First Page

323

Last Page

348

WOS Identifier

WOS:000317018800002

ISSN

1556-4959

Recommended Citation

"The "Djedi" Robot Exploration of the Southern Shaft of the Queen's Chamber in the Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt" (2013). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 4598.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/4598