September 2020 Kawasaki Subsea (UK) Limited For Underwater Robotics Conference 2020 Expanding the potential capabilities of AUV as inspection method for subsea pipeline
September 2020Kawasaki Subsea (UK) Limited
For Underwater Robotics Conference 2020
Expanding the potential capabilities of AUV as inspection method for subsea pipeline
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Contents
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Introduction of Kawasaki and Kawasaki Introduction of Kawasaki newest AUV SPICE Explanation of the verification tests in Japan Potential capabilities using SPICE Our schedule in the future
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Rolling Stock7.8%
Aerospace29.1%
Energy System & Plant
Engineering15.9%
Motorcycle & Engine22.4%
Precision Machinery &
Robot13.9%
Others6.0%
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Who is Kawasaki?Ship & Offshore Structure
5.0%
Head Quarter &Corporate Division
Tokyo Kobe
%: Rate of Annual Sales 2018FY
Shareholder: Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) Japan (100%) The 4th subsidiary of KHI in UK Foundation: February 1st, 2019 Location: Skene Business Centre
2, Queen’s gardens, Aberdeen
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Kawasaki Subsea (UK)
Who is Kawasaki Subsea (UK) Limited?
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Kawasaki has developed AUV technologies for Inspection of Subsea Assets utilizing our know-how of several types of underwater vehicles and collaborating Industrial Robot technology
Kawasaki AUV development
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Source:http://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/formal/gallery/ships/ss/soryuu/img/502_03l.jpg
Source:http://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/formal/gallery/ships/asr/chihaya/img/403_03l.jpg
Human Occupied Vehicles
Prototype AUV & Docking station
SPICE
Industrial Robots
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Concept of Kawasaki SPICE
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CG Moviehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rril44oN63s
Subsea Precise Inspector with Close Eyes
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Specification of Kawasaki AUV “SPICE”
Size 4.4 m×1.2m×1.5m
Weight in Air Approx. 1.7 ton
Speed 4.0 knot (max.)
Depth 3,000 m (max.)
Operation Time 8 hour
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Size 5.0m×2.0m×3.0mWeight in Air Approx. 1.0tonDepth 200mSupply system Inductive Power Unit
Communication USBL, Optical communication
AUV Station
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Auto Pipeline Detecting & Tracking
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Auto DetectionINSDVLAltimeterMBES for visible pipeLaser Camera for visible pipeMagnetometer for pipe covered by sand
Measuring Devices
Auto Detecting Auto Tracking
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Track of ITU
Pipeline Tracing by Robot Arm
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Vehicle
Robot Arm
ITU
Track of Vehicle
Pipeline
ITU : Inspection Tool Unit
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②Numazu
③Okinawa
①,④Awaji
Kobe
Explanation of Verification tests
Kawasaki carried out several verification tests①Oct. 2019: 1st Pipe tracking test②Jan. 2020: Docking test③Mar. 2020: 2nd Pipe tracking test (with Obstacles)④Jun. 2020: Comprehensive verification tests
Tokyo
Examples of events
Cover part Pipe Crossing
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Summary of trial
Total trial hours and distance
The number of trial
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Diving Time Cruise Distance
Tracking Distance
54h 16km 14km
Auto Detecting Auto Tracking
26 times 40 times
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Auto Docking
During sea trial, Kawasaki used a Docking Station
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Launch
Departure
Auto Detection
Test
Auto Tracking
Test
Recovery
Auto ApproachAuto DockingUnderwater RechargingHigh Data Transferring
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Once detected pipe, AUV moved to starting position to start auto tracking using auto detecting and tracking algorithm.
Auto detection test result
Scene of Auto Detection
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Auto tracking scene with Robot Arm and ITUHigh Stability of ITU movement at from 0.5kt to 1.75kt
Avoiding capability of Obstacles (ex. Crossing Pipe)High performance of avoiding all obstacles
Auto tracking test result
Scene of Auto tracking
Scene of Avoiding activity
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Potential Application of SPICE
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Kawasaki confirmed several inspection processes.
NDT methods(under developing)
3d image
Pictures
Observation from both side cameras
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In the future
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~around Q4 2020, Q1 2021
To improve and certificate our SPICE as an effective inspection method for subsea pipeline
Demonstration for potentialcustomers
We Kawasaki are happy to announce these at a future conference.
Faster (over 2kt)
More accurate, More effective
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Conclusion
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Introduced Kawasaki latest AUV SPICE Explained the verification test carried out in June Shared potential capabilities using SPICE Shared our rough schedule in the future
We Kawasaki hope to contribute to all subsea industries using our developed technologies in the future.
Kawasaki Subsea (UK) LimitedURL: http://www.khisubsea.co.uk/