Offshore energy platforms: the new challenge of robotic inspection

Pôle de Research MIPS conferences are designed to raise community awareness of new topics and technological innovations. 

Aimed at a wide audience - students and researchers from all disciplines - they feature the multidisciplinary expertise of the MIPS cluster, its partner clusters and structures, as well as national and international teams.

They are held on the first Friday of each month at 11:30 a.m., and are followed by a buffet for further discussion.

Speakers

• Juliette Drupt, Senior Lecturer, University of Montpellier - LIRMM
• José de Jesus Castillo Zamora, Senior Lecturer, University of Montpellier IUT Béziers - LIRMM
• Jean-Charles Laurentie, Researcher, University of Montpellier - IES

Summary

Marine renewable energies (MRE) are booming, and the industrial stakes in the Occitanie region are high. Guaranteeing the operation of offshore platforms associated with these marine energies gives rise to particular needs in terms of robotized underwater inspection. These include the structural characterization of platforms (to detect any deterioration), the study of the interaction between the platform and underwater life (biofouling, acoustic pollution, impact on marine environments), or the dynamic inspection of the power transmission cable associated with the platform. Several large-scale industrial and academic projects are being carried out in parallel in the region, simultaneously involving IES for sensor and energy-related issues, and LIRMM for robotic platform inspection. We will present the challenges of optimized navigation and data analysis for damage detection, as well as instrumentation and wireless transmission of measurements. LIRMM's expertise in underwater drones and IES's expertise in sensors and diagnostics are complementary assets in addressing these issues.

In a dynamic linked to the PTLs of the MIPS cluster, the LIRMM (expertise in underwater drones) and IES (expertise in sensors and diagnostics) teams are combining their skills to meet these challenges.

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