SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE TECHNICAL CONDITION OF AN UNDERWATER PRODUCTION COMPLEX Russian patent published in 2022 - IPC F17D5/00 F17D5/06 

FIELD: robotic controls.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to robotic controls for underwater infrastructure, in particular, controls for underwater production systems (UPS). Essence: the system contains a coastal control point (8) with equipment for processing, registration and remote power supply; autonomous uninhabited underwater vehicle (11) (AUV); a bottom mooring device (6) installed at one of the UPU facilities and connected to a coastal control station (8) via a submarine cable; a set of modules (9) of autonomous sensors; contact beacons (10) of navigation and information support, consisting of high-frequency hydroacoustic and optical communication, installed at each inspected UPU facility and connected by communication lines to the coastal control point (8); autonomous hydroacoustic emitters (12) of synchronous navigation signals, consisting of three units, located on the UPU site at points with known coordinates. The AUV (11) is equipped with a set of on-board vision instruments consisting of an acoustic profiler, an electromagnetic finder, a high-resolution digital photo system, a video system, a multi-beam echo sounder, and a side-scan sonar; means for receiving data and controlling modules (9) of autonomous sensors, receiving equipment for contactless charging of batteries, contactless means of information exchange, on-board devices for performing contact operations as part of a manipulator, a brush for cleaning surfaces, a sampler, an ultrasonic thickness gauge, a cathode potential meter, and also means of high-frequency hydroacoustic and optical communication for two-way information exchange with beacons (10) and means for receiving low-frequency navigation signals.

EFFECT: increasing the reliability of monitoring results by expanding the scope of controlled parameters.

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