Autonomous Vehicle for Inspection of offshore wind farm Subsea INfrastructure (AVISIoN)

AVISioN项目将解决检查OWF海底电缆和基础以及测量周围海底的成本，健康和安全风险以及环境影响。通过优化创新和颠覆性的AUV技术，AVISION将使海上风电的LCOE降低0.8%。通过消除对船舶，技术人员和远程操作车辆（例如人为干预）的要求，AVISION将实现低成本，完全自主的海底检查和OWF调查。拆除船舶将减少柴油排放和OWF对环境的影响。该项目的主要受益者将是英国海底检查和调查服务提供商Modus。关键的优化将由中小企业Osbit提供，他们将开发一个创新的海底对接站，以允许AUV在海上永久居住。ORE Catapult将在其世界一流的测试设施中测试和演示该项目中开发的AUV硬件。项目成果将展示AUV方法的好处，支持Modus确保海上风电行业的海底检查和调查工作。基于AUV的检查和调查可以为目前的欧盟OWF船队节省11亿英镑的潜在寿命。

The AVISIoN project will address the cost, health and safety risk, and environmental impact of inspecting OWF subsea cables and foundations, and surveying the surrounding seabed. Through the optimisation of innovative and disruptive AUV technology, AVISIoN will unlock a 0.8% reduction in the LCOE of offshore wind. By removing the requirement for vessels, technicians and remotely operated vehicles (e.g. human intervention), AVISIoN will enable low cost, fully autonomous subsea inspections and surveys of OWF. Removing the vessel will reduce diesel emissions and the environmental impact of OWF. The main beneficiary of the project will be Modus, a UK provider of subsea inspection and survey services. The key optimisation will be delivered by the SME, Osbit, who will develop an innovative subsea docking station to allow the permanent residency of the AUV offshore. ORE Catapult will test and demonstrate the AUV hardware developed in the project at its world class test facilities. The project outcomes will demonstrate the benefts of the AUV approach, supporting Modus to secure subsea inspection and survey work in the offshore wind sector. AUV based inspection and survey can result in potential lifetime savings of £1.1bn for the current EU OWF fleet.