Advanced Laboratory and Field Arrays: Technical Report for Autonomous Monitoring & Intervention (Task 2)
- Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States); Oregon State University
The goal for this task was to develop software for an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) capable of performing inspection, monitoring, and intervention operations in marine renewable energy arrays, employing motion planning and probabilistic navigation methods. Inspection and manipulation tasks were chosen to be applicable to multiple device types without requiring expensive components. Minimal human intervention reduces costs and also improves efficiency. Using AUVs for inspection and monitoring with limited human intervention and low-cost infrastructure is viewed as critical to the strategy for bringing down O&M costs. The final deliverable for this task was to enable a decrease in the time for maintenance and intervention in marine renewable energy arrays by up to 30% versus using tele-operated ROVs.
- Research Organization:
- Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Water Power Technologies Office
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0006816
- OSTI ID:
- 2308764
- Report Number(s):
- DOE-OSU--06818-02
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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