Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods and program products related to a tether free pigable inspection tool capable of detecting holidays and able to read and store non-conductive internal coating thickness values in very long conductive pipes, along with distance values for further off-line analysis. The inspection tool includes a plurality of thickness probes, a data storage unit, a control unit, a plurality of navigation wheels and a holiday detector that uses an electrical conductive medium, such as a gas or fluid, as the ground connection. A closed loop configuration is adopted allowing the system to autocorrect itself for different coating thicknesses along the pipe.

Abstract: Nonlinear control algorithms to compensate for kinematic error in harmonic drives provide a solid basis to improve their performance of harmonic drives in precision positioning applications. The present closed loop control algorithms compensate for kinematic error irrespective of its form in both set-point and trajectory tracking applications.