Feature Focus: Offshore Innovations: Teaching Rover New Tricks | Zendy

Michael Valenti | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Feature Focus: Offshore Innovations: Teaching Rover New Tricks

Author(s) -

Michael Valenti

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

mechanical engineering

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.117

H-Index - 17

eISSN - 1943-5649

pISSN - 0025-6501

DOI - 10.1115/1.2002-may-2

Subject(s) - remotely operated underwater vehicle , modular design , marine engineering , underwater , software deployment , remotely operated vehicle , robotics , hydraulic machinery , engineering , computer science , focus (optics) , automotive engineering , artificial intelligence , robot , mechanical engineering , mobile robot , geology , operating system , oceanography , physics , optics

This article highlights that manufacturers have been designing remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) that are directly powered by electric motors to improve their energy efficiency, and to reduce their weight and size. Alstom Schilling Robotics developed the Quest to compete with 100- to 150-hp hydraulic ROVs in such underwater tasks as offshore construction support, remote tool deployment, object recovery, salvage, surveying, and mapping. The Quest’s Sea Net communication and telemetry system carries signals over a single optical fiber to and from modular hubs affixed to the ROV, TMS, and accessories, including sensors, cameras, lights, thrusters, and tools. The greater mass of hydraulic-powered ROVs gives them an advantage over electric vehicles in rough seas, where greater stability is needed. To operate in looser soil that cannot support the trencher, the tracks can be removed and replaced with skids, so that the trencher’s power can be directed to its thrusters.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research