TY - GEN
T1 - Smart inspection ROV for use in challenging conditions
AU - Capocci, Romano
AU - Omerdic, Edin
AU - Dooly, Gerard
AU - Coleman, Joseph
AU - Toal, Daniel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 MTS.
PY - 2016/2/8
Y1 - 2016/2/8
N2 - This paper presents the design concept of developing a smart, inspection remotely operated vehicle (ROV) that is to be used in challenging conditions. The cost of installation and maintenance of marine renewable energy (MRE) devices must be reduced in order for the technologies to have further financial viability. Current inspection ROV technologies are unable to operate in the challenging conditions where these MRE devices are situated. To aid in the reduction of MRE installation and maintenance costs a ROV is being developed which will allow for remote inspection of these structures. The design process of the ROV is detailed. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis has been conducted to aid in making decisions on shape of ROV. The acquisition of equipment and testing of systems, such as the inertial navigation system (INS), is described. Results of initial tests are provided and the future work and testing is explained.
AB - This paper presents the design concept of developing a smart, inspection remotely operated vehicle (ROV) that is to be used in challenging conditions. The cost of installation and maintenance of marine renewable energy (MRE) devices must be reduced in order for the technologies to have further financial viability. Current inspection ROV technologies are unable to operate in the challenging conditions where these MRE devices are situated. To aid in the reduction of MRE installation and maintenance costs a ROV is being developed which will allow for remote inspection of these structures. The design process of the ROV is detailed. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis has been conducted to aid in making decisions on shape of ROV. The acquisition of equipment and testing of systems, such as the inertial navigation system (INS), is described. Results of initial tests are provided and the future work and testing is explained.
KW - inertial navigation system
KW - inspection ROV
KW - marine renewable energy
KW - remotely operated vehicle
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84963964113&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.23919/oceans.2015.7404591
DO - 10.23919/oceans.2015.7404591
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84963964113
T3 - OCEANS 2015 - MTS/IEEE Washington
BT - OCEANS 2015 - MTS/IEEE Washington
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - MTS/IEEE Washington, OCEANS 2015
Y2 - 19 October 2015 through 22 October 2015
ER -