Smart navigation system for an enhanced inteligent oil skimmer

石油泄漏的清理过程是极其昂贵的，劳动密集型的，并且对环境有害。一家位于多伦多的小公司开发了一种自主全自动撇油器，该撇油器使用了通过纳米技术开发的专利过滤系统。撇油装置是一种小型无人驾驶的船只，在漏油或泄漏后从水面上收集石油。与现有技术相比，这项新技术可以快速部署，减少石油扩散问题，降低劳动力和经济成本。与弗莱明学院拟议项目的主要目标是推进撇油器的智能导航系统，使多个撇油器同时自主工作。当从泄漏中收集石油时，打算同时部署多个撇油器单元；每个单元必须能够自主导航，同时与其他单元进行沟通和协调工作。在这个项目中，弗莱明学院的研究人员将设计一个导航系统和控制单元，使至少10个掠水器同时具备蜂群能力和通信能力。第二个目标是改进集成到船舶中的过滤单元的设计和放置，以提高收集系统的有效性。新的过滤单元设计将提供更低的水中阻力，同时仍能收集油，从而减少阻力，延长电池的使用寿命。由于这个项目，加拿大公司将更接近他们将撇油器技术商业化的目标，最终为公司带来经济收益。

The oil spill cleanup process is extremely costly, labour intensive, and damaging to the environment. A small Toronto-based company has developed an autonomous and fully automatic oil skimmer that uses a patented filtration system developed through nanotechnology. The skimmer unit is a small un-manned watercraft that collects oil off the surface of the water after an oil spill or leak. Compared to current technologies, this new technology can be deployed quickly, mitigating oil spreading issues and reducing labour and economic costs. The primary objective of the proposed project with Fleming College is to advance the oil skimmer's smartnavigation system, allowing several skimmers to work simultaneously and autonomously. Multiple skimmer units are intended to be deployed at once when collecting oil from a spill; each unit must be able to navigate autonomously while communicating and working in harmony with the other units. In this project, Fleming College researchers will design a navigation system and control unit that will enable swarm ability andcommunication between a minimum of 10 skimmers at a time. The secondary objective is to improve thedesign and placement of the filtration unit as integrated into the watercraft, in order to increase theeffectiveness of the collection system. The new filter unit design will provide lower resistance in the water, while still collecting oil, thus reducing drag and increasing the lifespan of the batteries. As a result of thisproject, the Canadian company will be closer to their goal of commercializing the oil skimmer technology, ultimately bringing economic gains to the company.