Robots in the offshore oil and gas industries: a review of recent developments
Purpose This paper aims to provide details of recent developments in robots aimed at applications in the offshore oil and gas industries. Design/methodology/approach Following a short introduction, this first discusses developments to remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and autonomous underwater vehic...
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cremerald:10.1108/ir-10-2019-0207 2024-09-15T18:28:51+00:00 Robots in the offshore oil and gas industries: a review of recent developments Bogue, Robert 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ir-10-2019-0207 https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IR-10-2019-0207/full/xml https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IR-10-2019-0207/full/html en eng Emerald https://www.emerald.com/insight/site-policies Industrial Robot: the international journal of robotics research and application volume 47, issue 1, page 1-6 ISSN 0143-991X 0143-991X journal-article 2019 cremerald https://doi.org/10.1108/ir-10-2019-0207 2024-07-31T04:06:13Z Purpose This paper aims to provide details of recent developments in robots aimed at applications in the offshore oil and gas industries. Design/methodology/approach Following a short introduction, this first discusses developments to remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). It then describes the Total-sponsored Autonomous Robot for Gas and Oil Sites (ARGOS) robot challenge. This is followed by a discussion of the Offshore Robotics for Certification of Assets (ORCA) programme. Finally, brief concluding comments are drawn. Findings Subsea residency and other techniques are being developed that will enhance the availability and capabilities of AUVs and ROVs and reduce their operating costs. Mobile robots that can operate in harsh topside rig environments to monitor and detect hazards arose from ARGOS and are being developed further prior to commercialisation. Bringing together academics and users, the collaborative ORCA programme is making significant progress in the development of aerial, topside and underwater robotic and sensing technologies for rig asset inspection and maintenance. Originality/value This paper identifies and describes key development activities that will stimulate the use of robots by the offshore industries. Article in Journal/Newspaper Orca Emerald Industrial Robot: the international journal of robotics research and application 47 1 1 6 |
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Purpose This paper aims to provide details of recent developments in robots aimed at applications in the offshore oil and gas industries. Design/methodology/approach Following a short introduction, this first discusses developments to remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). It then describes the Total-sponsored Autonomous Robot for Gas and Oil Sites (ARGOS) robot challenge. This is followed by a discussion of the Offshore Robotics for Certification of Assets (ORCA) programme. Finally, brief concluding comments are drawn. Findings Subsea residency and other techniques are being developed that will enhance the availability and capabilities of AUVs and ROVs and reduce their operating costs. Mobile robots that can operate in harsh topside rig environments to monitor and detect hazards arose from ARGOS and are being developed further prior to commercialisation. Bringing together academics and users, the collaborative ORCA programme is making significant progress in the development of aerial, topside and underwater robotic and sensing technologies for rig asset inspection and maintenance. Originality/value This paper identifies and describes key development activities that will stimulate the use of robots by the offshore industries. |
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