Compared to other forms of structures and buildings, ports, harbours and any other marine structures suffer from massive physical damage. This is because of the aggressive saltwater environment. Whether the structures are made of concrete, steel, wood, or even a combination of these materials, they have to cope with the aggressive natural environment and also the heavy industry activities conducted around the area. Thus, a constant survey is much needed to ensure that the structure is still able to hold its purpose. There are a lot of methods used to monitor the area around these marine structures and one of them is by using drones. Air drones or also known as UAV have been commercialized for quite a while and have been used by a lot of people. Since the past few years, a lot of researchers have been taken interest in submersible drones as it is proven to be useful in a lot of marine applications including monitoring underwater structures and conditions. This project aimed to develop a submersible drone design and to generate its stability and hydrostatic data. This drone is made to operate under water and on the water surface at the Penang port to survey and monitor the port structure, the depth of water and also the thickness of mud or sediments.
The Conceptual Design of a Submersible Drone for Seabed Profiling
Adv Struct Mater
2022-01-10
8 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch