Human-Robot Teaming for Long-Term Operations and Maintenance (O&M) of Offshore Renewable Energy Devices

该项目的主要目的是开发用于海上风电场长期运行和维护(O&M)的无人水面飞行器(USV)和无人驾驶飞行器(USV)机队的协调和合作模型和方法。运营和维护活动几乎占海上风能项目生命周期成本的四分之一。英国的海上风力发电装机容量最大，约为7.2千兆瓦。因此，通过海上风能降低电力生产成本是政府的首要议程。该项目将提供与该领域的主要专家和利益攸关方接触的机会，并获得普利茅斯大学机器人和自主系统实验室最先进的研究设施，其中包括海岸实验室和工程、计算和数学学院的新研究设施。该设施将能够测试大型无人机、水下和船舶车辆的控制。此外，该项目将通过与泰利斯公司的合作，提供在一些最先进的矿石试验区工作的机会，如莱文茅斯矿石弹射器示范涡轮机、海洋商业技术中心(MBTC)和英国海事自治中心。

The main aim of this project is to develop models and methods for the coordination and cooperation of a fleet of Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (USVs) for long-term Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of offshore wind farms. O&M activities make up almost a quarter of the lifetime costs of an offshore wind project. The UK has the largest installed capacity of offshore wind generating around 7.2GW capacity. Therefore, reducing the cost of electricity production by offshore wind is very high on the Government's agenda.The project will offer the opportunity to engage with the main experts and stakeholders of this field and to get access to the most advanced research facilities of the Robotics and Autonomous Systems Laboratories of the University of Plymouth, among which COAST laboratory and the new research facility of the School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics. This facility will enable testing the control of large-scale drones, underwater and vessel vehicles. Moreover, this project will offer the chance to work in some of the most advanced testing areas in ORE like the Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine of ORE Catapult, the Marine Business Technology Centre (MBTC) and the UK Maritime autonomy centre via collaboration with Thales.