A robotic concept for remote inspection and maintenance on oil platforms

Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 667-674

  Kyrkjebø, Erik ^a   Liljebäck, Pål ^a   Transeth, Aksel A ^a  

^a SINTEF ICT   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED INSPECTION; AUTOMATED OPERATIONS; AUTOMATIC INSPECTION; CO-OPERATING ROBOTS; COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS; CONTROL INTERFACES; GAS CONCENTRATION; GRAPHICAL INTERFACE; INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE; INSPECTION TASKS; INTEGRATED PROCESS; LIVE VIDEO; MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS; MEASURING TEMPERATURE; MODEL-BASED; NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS; NOVEL CONCEPT; OFFSHORE OIL PLATFORM; OIL PLATFORMS; REMOTE INSPECTION; REMOTE OPERATION; REMOTE OPERATOR; ROBOT MANIPULATOR; SAFE OPERATION; SENSOR DATA; STEREOSCOPIC VISION; TELEOPERATED; VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS; WIRELESS SENSOR;

ARCTIC ENGINEERING; DRILLING PLATFORMS; FACILITIES; FLEXIBLE MANIPULATORS; INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS; MACHINE DESIGN; MAINTENANCE; MODULAR ROBOTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; ROBOT APPLICATIONS; ROBOTICS; SENSORS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

INSPECTION;

EID: 77952840309     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/OMAE2009-79702     Document Type: Conference Paper

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