Improvements in or relating to ROVs

A crawling remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for cleaning and/or inspecting hulls is provided. The ROV comprises an electrically-driven, on-board hydraulic power unit (HPU). The ROV may further comprise support means for providing adhesion and traction on a hull. The support means may comprise one or...

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Main Author ROSS JAMES LAMONBY
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 10.02.2016
Subjects
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER
EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS
LIFE-SAVING IN WATER
MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
MINE-LAYING
MINE-SWEEPING
OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
RELATED EQUIPMENT
SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS
SUBMARINES
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A crawling remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for cleaning and/or inspecting hulls is provided. The ROV comprises an electrically-driven, on-board hydraulic power unit (HPU). The ROV may further comprise support means for providing adhesion and traction on a hull. The support means may comprise one or a plurality of magnetic members; the or each member comprising an elastomeric coating or pad which contacts a hull in use. A steel crawling ROV having tracks comprising magnet blocks and having electrical power provided by an umbilical cable is disclosed. A crawling ROV having support means for providing adhesion and traction on a hull and formed from a plurality of magnetic members with an elastomeric coating is also disclosed
Bibliography:Application Number: GB20140013629