Challenges of Underwater Structure Monitoring for Offshore Operations
installation of any subsea structure to ensure it operates to its full potential. However, operating in harsh underwater environments with deep water and strong currents, such as those found in the North Sea, can make data gathering both difficult and time-consuming.Combining modern technology and intelligent software solutions, the DMS is a reliable antidote to the challenges of structural monitoring in harsh underwater environments. These two projects demonstrate that the company’s DMS can be quickly mobilized, enabling critical operations to be completed safely with straightforward access to onshore
Bosch Rexroth Bags Fugro Contract
Rexroth provides the drives and controls for operating under these circumstances.During the operation, motion compensation of the vessel at sea is one of the drive and control challenges we faced. Two long stroke Heave Motion Compensator cylinders in combination with a compensating accumulator and intelligent software ensures that the drilling operation remains steady and accurate even when waves increase in size.As the ship has been operational for ten years, a full service of the hydraulics system and associated software is required. It has been performing reliably for the entire time, so the main focus
HMI to Develop AI-powered Subsea Manipulator Hands
integrated into capable manipulators will bring to the US Navy."The hardware HMI is building will be coupled with AI powered software to enable higher performance."The field of robotics has always included a back and forth race between the hardware's ability and the underlying intelligent software which enables the intended function. However, for this effort, we will have to make considerable advancements on each front at the same time," explains Dr. JD Yamokoski, the Principal Investigator for this project.HMI will test its innovations in robotic hands and dexterity on Aquanaut
IslaLink Deploys Infinera Intelligent Transport Network
to enable IslaLink to scale to terabits of transmission capacity, integrating DWDM optical transmission in a single platform that are designed to be capable of supporting up to 12 terabits per second of non-blocking OTN switching as their traffic requirements grow in the future. Infinera's intelligent software, combined with this converged platform, automates network operations to reduce both operational cost and service delivery times. "This submarine cable connection is a critical route for us requiring high capacity 100G technology with OTN switching and extensive Raman technology,"
February 2024
