In-Pipeline Maintenance, Delivery and Management of Sensors

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• detecting a sensor within a pipeline via an in-pipeline sensor management system;
• determining a path for the in-pipeline sensor management system to travel to the detected sensor;
• automatically attaching the in-pipeline sensor management system to the detected sensor upon a determination that the in-pipeline sensor management system has completed the path and reached the detected sensor;
• determining one or more maintenance operations to be performed on the detected sensor, wherein said performing is based on (i) one or more items of real-time data pertaining to the sensor, obtained via the in-pipeline sensor management system, and (ii) one or more historical operation records pertaining to the detected sensor;
• performing the one or more determined maintenance operations, via the in-pipeline sensor management system, on the detected sensor;
• and
• automatically detaching the in-pipeline sensor management system from the detected sensor upon a determination that the one or more determined maintenance operations have been completed;
• wherein the steps are carried out by at least one computing device.

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a device to cause the device to:

• detect a sensor within a pipeline via in-pipeline sensor management system;
• determine a path for the in-pipeline sensor management system to travel to the detected sensor;
• automatically attach the in-pipeline sensor management system to the detected sensor upon a determination that the in-pipeline sensor management system has completed the path and reached the detected sensor;
• determine one or more maintenance operations to be performed on the detected sensor, wherein said performing is based on (i) one or more items of real-time data pertaining to the sensor, obtained via the in-pipeline sensor management system, and (ii) one or more historical operation records pertaining to the detected sensor;
• perform the one or more determined maintenance operations, via the in-pipeline sensor management system, on the detected sensor;
• and
• automatically detach the in-pipeline sensor management system from the detected sensor upon a determination that the one or more determined maintenance operations have been completed.

A system comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor operably coupled to the memory and configured for:
• detecting a sensor within a pipeline via in-pipeline sensor management system;
• determining a path for the in-pipeline sensor management system to travel to the detected sensor;
• automatically attaching the in-pipeline sensor management system to the detected sensor upon a determination that the in-pipeline sensor management system has completed the path and reached the detected sensor;
• determining one or more maintenance operations to be performed on the detected sensor, wherein said performing is based on (i) one or more items of real-time data pertaining to the sensor, obtained via the in-pipeline sensor management system, and (ii) one or more historical operation records pertaining to the detected sensor;
• performing the one or more determined maintenance operations, via the in-pipeline sensor management system, on the detected sensor;
• and
• automatically detaching the in-pipeline sensor management system from the detected sensor upon a determination that the one or more determined maintenance operations have been completed.