The sea has become an important base of operations for nourishing ourselves. Resources include renewable energy generated by ocean wind farms, tides, currents and waves, as well as oil, natural gas and minerals such as cobalt and nickel.Therefore Offshore or overseas industries are becoming more and more important Its operating range targets deeper waters in every attempt.
This immersion in the ocean horizon requires building and maintaining a very sophisticated infrastructure, which is not always easy to maintain. in fact, Many of these underwater maneuvers should be done by professional divers, often involving high-risk situations. The solution may lie in autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV/ROV), but so far these devices have been difficult to operate and very expensive.
But the people involved SWARMs industrial project We are working over time to overcome these challenges and reorient Robotics innovation to solutions to these problems. But what is this plan about?
A fleet of submarines ready to monitor the underwater landscape, maintain infrastructure and protect the natural environment.
SWARMs is a project coordinated by the Technical University of Madrid (Spain). Companies such as ACCIONA Construction also participate Other large technology-oriented institutions aimed at precisely improving the maintenance of these infrastructures with the help of technology and robotics.
How?Use Feasible implementation of underwater and surface vehicles (AUVs, ROVs, USVs) improve the accessibility and performance of maritime operations while increasing the safety of the staff responsible for them. SWARMs vehicles include Recognition, detection and communication systems This allows us to collaborate on critical tasks for these infrastructures. As the name of the project suggests, it involves the use of moving swarms of machines devised to:
– Perform facility maintenance procedures, such as corrosion protection.
– Monitor chemical contamination.
– Detect, inspect and track plumes and spills.
– Supervise the construction of underwater berms.
– Generate high resolution ocean floor mapping.
The cutting-edge convergence of technology and innovation could soon result in extraordinary breakthroughs in offshore-related sectors and protection procedures against pollution.
sauce: Swarm
