The robotized field operator: Greater safety and productivity by design

ABB Review

Volumn , Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-73

  Skourup, Charlotte ^a   Pretlove, John ^a  

^a ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FIELD OPERATORS; HAZARDOUS WORKING ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN EXPOSURES; OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY; PRODUCT QUALITY; ROBOT DESIGNS;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; GAS INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 67649549993     PISSN: 10133119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. Integrated Operations (IO): StatoilHydro defines IO as "collaborations across isciplines, companies, organizational and geographical boundaries, made possible b real time data and new work processes, in order to reach safer and better decisions - faster." To help identify the methds, technologies and work processes necessary to integrate its operations, Statoill-Hydro appointed and R&D consortium consisting of ABB, IBM, SKF and Aker Solutions. One of the seven sub-projects concentrates on robotics technology to supplement and extend human inspection and intervention capabaties at topside and onshore factories. The objective is to develop solutions that combine tele-robotics and advanced visualization to enable remotely operated inspections and maintenance operations, as well as to identify and close technology gaps.
2. Topside means offshore oil and gas installation (or the body of a boat or ship) above the water level.
3. These are operations that are performed within the pipeline, without stoppint the flow, and include inspection and cleaning. Pigs get their name from the squealing sound the make while traveling through a pipeline.