Objective
Nowadays, the major part of offshore operations is done by divers in dangerous missions. Since their number is limited, the dependency on their work represents a real threat to the offshore industry. The extended use of unmanned underwater vehicles (AUVs/ROVs) could solve this problem but since they are usually tailor-made for a specific task and difficult to operate their deployment is very expensive.
The overall goal of the SWARMs project is to expand the use of AUVs/ROVs and facilitate the creation, planning and execution of maritime and offshore operations. This will reduce the operational cost and increase the safety of tasks assigned to divers.
The SWARMs project aims to make AUVs/ROVs accessible to more users by:
• Enabling AUVs/ROVs to work in a cooperative mesh thus opening up new applications and ensuring re-usability as no specialized vehicles are needed but heterogeneous standard vehicles can combine their capabilities,
• Increasing the autonomy of AUVs and improving the usability of ROVs
The approach is to design and develop an integrated platform (a set of Software/Hardware components), incorporated into the current generation of underwater vehicles in order to improve autonomy, cooperation, robustness, cost-effectiveness, and reliability of the offshore operations.
SWARMs’ achievements will be demonstrated in two field tests in different scenarios:
• Inspection, maintenance and repair of offshore infrastructure
• Pollution monitoring
• Offshore construction operations
SWARMs is an industry-led project: big technology companies will collaborate with SMEs specialized in the subsea, robotics and communication sectors and universities and research institutions to ensure that the newest innovations in subsea robotics will arrive fast to market. As voice of the customer, two end-users are also part of the consortium.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologycivil engineeringwater engineeringocean engineering
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringmining and mineral processing
- engineering and technologycivil engineeringtransportation engineeringport and harbor engineering
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyhydroelectricitymarine energywave power
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringrobotics
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28108 Alcobendas
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28027 Madrid
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48160 Derio (Bizkaia)
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35200 Telde
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39011 Santander
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28036 Madrid
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70839 Gerlingen-schillerhoehe
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13355 Berlin
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83130 La Garde
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91120 Palaiseau
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92400 Courbevoie
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3750 102 Agueda
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3810 193 Gloria E Vera Cruz
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3810-193 Aveiro
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7034 Trondheim
7491 Trondheim
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7010 Trondheim
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
7014 Trondheim
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
7041 Trondheim
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
587 25 Linkoping
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
721 23 Vasteraas
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2595 DA Den Haag
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2616 LR Delft
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061072 Bucuresti
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061072 Bucuresti
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06800 Cankaya Ankara
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34956 Istanbul
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00195 Roma
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56127 Pisa
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7034 Trondheim
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