HSURF: A New Modular Platform for Underwater Remote Semi-Autonomous Facilities Inspection

S. Iacoponi, H. Alhosani, N. Mankovskii, A. Infanti, I. Zhilin, F. Renda, C. Stefanini, G. De Masi

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    Abstract

    In this paper we present the H-SURF modular system, consisting of three different platforms (floater, sinker and fish), that can be used for underwater wireless telecontrolled inspection. Differently from the most common commercial approaches where tethered big ROVs are used for subsea inspection, here many small untethered semiautonomous robots are used, oriented to a robotic swarm concept. The full system allows teleoperation from a remote base station and inspection of complex subsea structures consisting of several tubes and valves, taking benefit of the collaboration among different platforms and many small and flexible robots. We show the testing results of telecontroled navigation in a very complex trajectory and a semiautonomous detailed inspection of a submersed vertical structure.

    Original languageBritish English
    Title of host publicationSociety of Petroleum Engineers - ADIPEC, ADIP 2023
    ISBN (Electronic)9781959025078
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 2023
    Event2023 Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, ADIP 2023 - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
    Duration: 2 Oct 20235 Oct 2023

    Publication series

    NameSociety of Petroleum Engineers - ADIPEC, ADIP 2023

    Conference

    Conference2023 Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, ADIP 2023
    Country/TerritoryUnited Arab Emirates
    CityAbu Dhabi
    Period2/10/235/10/23

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