Climbing robot for underwater cutting

Abstract

This paper describes the climbing robot for underwater cutting. It consists of a mobile module, a technological equipment, a control system and a video camera. The consumable electrode water jet cutting technique is used as the technological equipment. The special regulator for the transport drive has been developed to give the necessary velocity for cutting. The experimental results for different drive modes and cutting abilities are presented. The robot's applications for repairing the offshore structures and underwater parts of the ship, and for the salvaging operations on the submerged objects are considered.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>