Objective
The study aims at the evaluation of the feasibility of an innovative device to solve the problem of some repetitive and tedious operations to be done during the maintenance of ships such as: rust removing, sanding and painting of the hull and topside. The device will be operated in "remote control"; it is characterised by a metal structure capable of moving itself along the vertical walls of the ship's hull by means of four independent "legs"; each leg is equipped with two pneumatic suction cups. At the present, the maintenance of the hulls and topsides is performed manually during the ship's stop by specialised personnel specifically enrolled for the purpose. This (repetitive and tedious) operation that, at present, is executed by specialised firms through manual work reflects high costs due to the long time needed to carry it out. The development of the proposed system tools will allow the Shipping Companies to program a more cost effective maintenance; in fact the device can be operated by only two - three people belonging to the crew of the ship itself. The consortium proposing the Feasibility assessment and its expansion into a proposal for an industrial research project comprises, at the present, the following organisations: ICO of Genova, Italy - That is a company specialised in the manufacture of devices and equipment for ship maintenance. UNINOVA of Monte de Caparica, Portugal - That is a company deeply involved in the fields of robot prototypes manufacture mecatronics, robotics, electronics and data processing. COMPAGNIE MARITIME D'AFFRETEMENT of Marseille, France - That is a very well known ship Company. During the expansion phase other partners will be found: They will contribute both to the RTD proposal development and to the project execution. The work related to the Feasibility assessment and Expansion into an RTD project proposal will be driven by ICO.
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16100 Genova
Italy
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