Sensor guided robot path generation for repair of buoyancy module

• Published in: 2015 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) pp. 1613 - 1618
• Main Authors: Di Deng, Wai Ban Sam, Pey Yuen Tao, Lubecki, Tomasz Marek
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.07.2015
• Subjects: Buoyancy; Cameras; Robot kinematics; Robot vision systems; Shape

In the marine & offshore industry, the repair of buoyancy modules involves removal of defective regions which is commonly conducted manually using hand-held abrasive tools. This manual process is one of the key bottlenecks of the production process and the removed material can be hazardous to op...