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Intelligent Robotic Systems

Revolutionising non-destructive testing and inspection of marine piles using a patented multi-modal inspection system
and a fully automated robotic delivery platform.

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INCREASE THE LIFETIME OF YOUR MARINE ASSET, WHILE REDUCING THE RISK OF EMERGENCY REPAIRS

ASIS incorporates a novel and unique combination of features:

  • applies a combination of sensors
  • provides the ability to map external and internal defects
  • reports on the total volume of residual steel
  • generates three dimensional models
  • allows detailed finite elements analysis
  • delivers a combined scan of both elevated and sub-sea infrastructure elements

Reduce risk

  • Reduce exposure to a false positive assessment
  • Reduce insurance risks with complete data analysis
  • Avoid repairs which may result in taking berths offline
  • High precision of repair

Improve planning

  • Offers cost avoidance opportunities and continuity of revenue
  • Reduced down time
  • Extend structural life
  • Plan repairs with greater accuracy and confidence

Improved data

  • Make thorough quantitative structural evaluations
  • Automate data collection and data analysis
  • Improve reporting and forecasting

ARTEMIS ROBOTICS – PIONEERING ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY FOR MARINE PILE INSPECTION WITH ARTEMIS-PSR

Worldwide, approximately 1.7 million piles will need to be serviced annually

Underwater survey and maintenance services have traditionally been provided by human divers who manually perform various underwater tasks. This approach proposes significant safety risk, is time intensive and costly, limiting the extent and frequency of underwater work.

Artemis Robotics has developed a suite of technologies utilise emerging and converging technologies including robotics, se3nsors. Internet, wireless, sonar, big data analysis and the application of algorithms for machine learning. Such innovations will improve efficiency and productivity of marine activities in ports and harbours, with the potential to also apply such inventions to offshore structures and facilities.

Manual Marine Pile Inspection is insufficient

Problem: Multi-million dollar marine infrastructure decisions are made based on >2% of available asset inspection data

Traditionally, steel and concrete marine piles are manually inspected by divers on a 4 year rotation

  • Four, 1cm by 1cm ultrasonic thickness gauge sensor readings are taken at 5 to 6 levels for a
    maximum of 24 inspection points over a 120m surface area
  • Any damage is recorded with a camera, measured by the divers, and manually plotted in a
    software system by an engineer to estimate structural integrity

Solution: Get all of the data to make informed decisions, increase the life of your asset, and reduce the risk of catastrophic downtime.

How ASIS works

The Automatic Structural Integrity Scanner (ASIS) robot brings together bespoke sensor technologies to inspect marine infrastructures.

Capabilities:

  • Cleaning off marine growth
  • Climbing a steel pile
  • In or out of the water
  • Pile can be vertical or angled up to ~15° off vertical
  • Scanning the target row-by-row
  • Processing the data