Autonomous Inspection Vehicle (AIV)
Subsea 7, one of the world’s leading subsea engineering and construction companies servicing the oil and gas industry, in collaboration with SeeByte, a leading provider of smart software solutions for unmanned underwater vehicles, has developed an Autonomous Inspection Vehicle (AIV).
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This technology has the potential to revolutionise Life-of-Field (LoF) projects by providing operators with a cost-effective, low-risk inspection system to aid field survey and integrity management and intervention activities
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A unique ability to operate directly from a host facility such as an FPSO or Platform as well as from infield support vessels
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The AIV has no tether which enhances vehicle manoeuvrability and the capability to access confined spaces
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The AIV carries an array of navigation tools and sensors that are powered by its own onboard battery power source, which will allow for up to 24 hours of autonomous inspection and potential intervention.
The Subsea 7 and SeeByte collaboration is committed to completing the system development and operational testing, to enable Subsea 7 to build the Mark 1 AIV for market operational deployment during 2011.
Future developments beyond this initial Mark 1 AIV will provide additional sensor capability along with abilities to provide asset contact measurement and eventual light intervention tasks.
Future developments beyond this initial Mark 1 AIV will provide additional sensor capability along with abilities to provide asset contact measurement and eventual light intervention tasks.
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