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Underwater vehicles with integrated surface cleaning and inspection
Integrated probes and probe systems suitable for attachment to a robotic arm of a remotely operated vehicle are disclosed. The probes and probe systems serve to perform cleaning operations and both cathodic protection (CP) voltage measurements and ultrasonic testing (UT) thickness measurements at an underwater surface. The cathodic protection measurement system includes one or more electrically conductive legs that extend outwardly from the probe. These legs are arranged about a cleaning tool and an ultrasonic sensor. When the integrated probe contacts the underwater surface, at least one leg contacts the surface, thereby providing a desired distance between the probe and the underwater surface for efficient cleaning and UT inspection. The underwater surface can be cleaned and CP and UT measurements can all be performed using a single, integrated probed during a single operation, without having to reposition the probe.
Underwater vehicles with integrated surface cleaning and inspection
Integrated probes and probe systems suitable for attachment to a robotic arm of a remotely operated vehicle are disclosed. The probes and probe systems serve to perform cleaning operations and both cathodic protection (CP) voltage measurements and ultrasonic testing (UT) thickness measurements at an underwater surface. The cathodic protection measurement system includes one or more electrically conductive legs that extend outwardly from the probe. These legs are arranged about a cleaning tool and an ultrasonic sensor. When the integrated probe contacts the underwater surface, at least one leg contacts the surface, thereby providing a desired distance between the probe and the underwater surface for efficient cleaning and UT inspection. The underwater surface can be cleaned and CP and UT measurements can all be performed using a single, integrated probed during a single operation, without having to reposition the probe.
Underwater vehicles with integrated surface cleaning and inspection
AMER AYMAN (author) / ABDELLATIF FADL (author)
2021-12-28
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC:
B08B
Reinigen allgemein
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CLEANING IN GENERAL
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B63B
Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge
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SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS
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B63G
OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS
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Angriffs- oder Verteidigungsanordnungen auf Schiffen
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C23F
Nichtmechanisches Entfernen metallischer Stoffe von Oberflächen
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NON-MECHANICAL REMOVAL OF METALLIC MATERIAL FROM SURFACES
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E02B
HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
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Wasserbau
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G01B
MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS
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Messen der Länge, der Dicke oder ähnlicher linearer Abmessungen
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G01N
Untersuchen oder Analysieren von Stoffen durch Bestimmen ihrer chemischen oder physikalischen Eigenschaften
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INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
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G01R
Messen elektrischer Größen
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MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
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