... system knowledge management aquanaut operation offshore technology conference aquanaut vehicle operator deployment manipulator inspection houston communication auv verification testing offshore trial and sequential de-risking underwater vehicle nauticus robotic Introduction Over...

... different levels of performances that can be used to classify various robotic systems (from conventional ROVs to AUVs and novel UIDs), enabling effective and holistic quantitative comparisons. Several potential use cases are proposed to validate the tool's effectiveness. The ambition of this article...

... Mobile platforms and edge computing have emerged as transformative technologies for AUVs. The underwater environment presents unique computational constraints that make edge computing essential for addressing critical operational challenges in marine research and exploration. By processing data...

... Abstract The autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) market is experiencing steady growth driven by technological advancements and the need for efficient, safer and cost-effective underwater operations. Over the last forty years, AUVs have witnessed significant advances in terms of navigation...

... exposure to risk, and also the urgency for GHG (Green House Gases) emission reduction, the market has been pushed to develop new inspection technologies. The field operator, strategically aligned with this vision, has been supporting, through R&D projects, the development of the AUV...

... in numerical modelling and predicting performance. Motivation This can be accomplished through some energy harvesting capability within the AUV, allowing the AUV to extract energy from its surrounding environment, and eliminating the need to recover the vehicle until the mission is complete ( Wang et al...

... Abstract Digitalization was identified by the International Regulators’ Forum (IRF) as one of three key problems in 2021 due to the petroleum industry becoming increasingly reliant on automated systems. Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are of particular interest for inspection...

... of the world generating up to100 mph winds and 12-foot storm surges which can force facility evacuations. Because of all these factors, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) have become critical for ensuring the safety and integrity of deepwater operations. ROVs...

... Abstract The proposed paper aims to present an analysis considering the use of new technologies of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), considering its use to carry out subsea inspections on Subsea Production System (SPS), addressing possible launch and recovery methods, listing advantages...

..., the overall cost of these activities. This work describes a novel multi-agent autonomous system comprising an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) and unmanned surface vessel (USV). We describe a unique AUV configuration that incorporates a custom high-bandwidth acoustic communication system capable of video...

... of a dynamically positioned surface vessel, tether management, and high cost mobilization and demobilization. Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) are now emerging with new capabilities and technologies that could make them more efficient and more cost effective than ROVs. New paradigms in shape, autonomy, sensing...

... Project combined 3D laser data from an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) with 3D sonar data collected by a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) as a first step toward monitoring efforts that will inform BOEM and BSEE of the spill’s long-term impacts on deepwater shipwreck preservation. Employing microbial...

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... the deployment of ROVs. Now the industry seeks to reduce the unit operating costs of offshore facilities whilst improving safety and environmental performance. Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) such as FlatFish can help the industry achieve this objective by reshaping the concept of operations for subsea...

... a set of tools that are highly efficient and capable of providing new abilities. For example, resident autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) equipped with the optical transmitter would be able (i) to charge batteries of undersea sensors such as wellhead sensors and telemetry of well-monitoring systems...

.... The current, prevailing method for seep hunting requires multiple steps, first using autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to survey the seabed, followed by deployment of large manned service vessels and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). In contrast, the new approach can discover and analyze seepages in one...

... primarily, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV); to understand their roles and limitations in oil and gas production; to study potential threats leading to underwater robot-robot collision or robot-structure collision; to evaluate all possible consequences due to collision; to recommend necessary safety...

... in the late 1990s, the number and length of pipelines has significantly increased, leading to time-consuming and costly conventional Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV) inspections. Based on these technical and economical constrains, an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) based solution, technology routinely...

... Abstract AUVs first entered the Oil and Gas market in the 1990s due to a requirement to solve challenges posed by deep water survey. In particular, ROV tether management systems were highlighted as a major technical hurdle. Nowadays, demand for AUV surveys is being fuelled by commercial...

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