Title:
MOBILE UNDERWATER INSPECTION APPARATUS AND UNDERWATER INSPECTION EQUIPMENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/046577
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
In order to make it possible to prevent a subject being inspected, such as an ocean floor structure, from being subjected to a force based on the mass of a moving craft and being thus damaged, and to improve the quality of different types of work including inspection of said subject, a mobile underwater inspection apparatus (11) capable of inspecting an ocean floor pipeline (subject being inspected) (13) while the apparatus is in motion is provided with a moving craft (14) that submerges and moves while following the subject being inspected without contact with the ocean floor pipeline (13), a first movable arm unit (16) mounted on the moving craft (14), an inspection tool unit (17) mounted on the first movable arm (16) and used for inspecting the ocean floor pipeline (13), and a controller able to operate the first movable arm unit (16) and to move the inspection tool unit (17) so that the inspection tool unit (17) achieves a predetermined target positional relationship with the ocean floor pipeline (13) when the moving craft (14) is moving while following the ocean floor pipeline (13) without contact with the pipeline.
Inventors:
KIMURA AKIRA
OKAYA NORIYUKI
SUMINO KAZUYA
MUKAIDA MINEHIKO
KAGAYA HIROAKI
HAMAMATSU MASANORI
SAIKI AKIYOSHI
KUBOTA TETSUYA
ENOMOTO MASAYUKI
OKAYA NORIYUKI
SUMINO KAZUYA
MUKAIDA MINEHIKO
KAGAYA HIROAKI
HAMAMATSU MASANORI
SAIKI AKIYOSHI
KUBOTA TETSUYA
ENOMOTO MASAYUKI
Application Number:
PCT/JP2012/005821
Publication Date:
April 04, 2013
Filing Date:
September 13, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KAWASAKI HEAVY IND LTD (JP)
AKIRA KIMURA
OKAYA NORIYUKI
SUMINO KAZUYA
MUKAIDA MINEHIKO
KAGAYA HIROAKI
HAMAMATSU MASANORI
SAIKI AKIYOSHI
KUBOTA TETSUYA
ENOMOTO MASAYUKI
AKIRA KIMURA
OKAYA NORIYUKI
SUMINO KAZUYA
MUKAIDA MINEHIKO
KAGAYA HIROAKI
HAMAMATSU MASANORI
SAIKI AKIYOSHI
KUBOTA TETSUYA
ENOMOTO MASAYUKI
International Classes:
B63C11/00; B63C11/48; B63C11/52; G05D1/02
Foreign References:
| JPS60138458A | 1985-07-23 | |||
| JP3044217B1 | 2000-05-22 | |||
| JP2552547Y2 | 1997-10-29 | |||
| JPH09329688A | 1997-12-22 | |||
| JPH02503182A | 1990-10-04 | |||
| JPH08320309A | 1996-12-03 | |||
| JPH02503182A | 1990-10-04 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2762401A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
PATENT CORPORATE BODY ARCO PATENT OFFICE (JP)
Patent business corporation Owner old patent firm (JP)
Patent business corporation Owner old patent firm (JP)
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