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A Navigational System for Quadcopter Remote Inspection of Offshore Substations

Authors:
Elisabeth Welburn
Hassan Hakim Khalili
Ananya Gupta
Joaquin Carrasco
Simon Watson

Keywords: Robotics In Hazardous Fields; Aerial Robotics; SLAM; Sensor-based Control

Abstract:
Effective and safe maintenance of offshore infrastructure is hampered by its remote location. Robotic inspection can provide a retrofit solution, improving safety for human personnel by removing them from a potentially hazardous environment, and also reduce operational costs. There are three primary challenges for navigation around an offshore substation: low visibility, high electromagnetic fields and the absence of Global Positioning System (GPS) signals. This paper details a navigational system that enables Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to operate within a dark and GPS-denied environment.

Pages: 32 to 37

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2019

Publication date: June 2, 2019

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3913

ISBN: 978-1-61208-712-2

Location: Athens, Greece

Dates: from June 2, 2019 to June 6, 2019