Equipment
the operator with continuous real-time information concerning capacity and umbilical status.
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UAVs SeaRobotics eyes offshore
for hull-cleaning bot SeaRobotics Corporation is now pushing its Hull Bio-inspired Underwater Grooming system – alterna- tively monikered HullBUG – to the marine and offshore sectors, having secured a contract to supply its first model in the series to the Center for Corrosion and Biofouling Control, at the Florida Institute of Technol- ogy, US, where it is undergoing US Navy testing. Te HullBUG comprises a autonomous vehicle,
weighing in at between 30-40kg, which has been designed to crawl on underwater structures, includ- ing vessels’ hulls, and lightly clear the surfaces it encounters of any biofilm or foulings. A number of embedded computers perform navigation and sensing tasks to ensure that as much of the hull is cleaned – or, as SeaRobotics puts it, ‘groomed’ – as
SeaRobotics’ HullBUG has a hull/structural surface cleaning rate of approximately 200m2
per hour
possible, whether in dock or whilst still at sea. Te system can attach itself to a range of hull materials,
including ferrous, non-ferrous and fibreglass variations, and operates at a maximum speed of 1,200rpm, granting it a coverage rate of approximately 200m2 or 1,600m2
over the course of an eight-hour day shiſt.
HullBUG deploys a negative pressure attraction device (NPAD) to create an area of low pressure that holds
Contract Management for Offshore Vessel Construction, Repair & Design
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