A system comprises a positively buoyant remote operated vehicle (ROV) 1 for detecting surface defects of an underwater structure, the ROV comprises a shell 12 having side edges that fit into and conform with a frame 11. The system further comprises a buoy 101 comprising an upper anti-swing device which cooperates with an anti-swing base 16 arranged on the robot. The ROV further comprises a self-unhooking device 2 comprising a buoyancy feature, which is unlocked when the ROV is submerged. The self-unhooking device comprises a fixed part fixedly attached to a steel cable attached at a shore station, and a movable part that is fixedly attached to the robot. After deployment, the fixed part of the self-unhooking device is retracted to shore via the steel cable and for recovery the fixed part is fed to a buoy along an umbilical 100 to dock with the movable part.


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    Title :

    Robot for detecting surface defects of underwater structure


    Contributors:
    PENGFEI XU (author) / ZIPENG WANG (author) / JUNJIE LI (author) / YANJIE WANG (author) / YAN KAI (author) / QINGBO CAO (author) / CHENGRUI SUN (author) / YISHENG WANG (author)

    Publication date :

    2025-05-21


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B63G OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS , Angriffs- oder Verteidigungsanordnungen auf Schiffen



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