AspiROV 1.0
Tank inspection and cleaning in a single product
AspiROV is an ultra-portable robot especially designed for visual inspection and cleaning of fire fighting, industrial and potable water tanks. Based on the Guardian mini-ROV design, it can be operated in inspection mode (navigation in open water) or in cleaning mode thanks to its rolling skid.
Description
AspiROV is an ultra-portable robot especially designed for visual inspection and cleaning of fire fighting, industrial and potable water tanks. Based on the Guardian mini-ROV design, it can be operated in inspection mode (navigation in open water) or in cleaning mode thanks to its rolling skid.
Thanks to its light weight (12kg) and its small dimensions, AspiROV can be deployed and commissionned by a single operator. The ballast system allows the operator adjusting the robot buoyancy for obstruction clearance (valves, inlet filter, etc.).
AspiROV offers to operators and their sub-contractors a cost saving (no tank emptying) and low risk (no human intervention inside the tank) solution for both tank cleaning and inspection.
Specifications
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Vehicle
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Length [m]
0.66
Width [m]
0.43
Height [m]
0.53
Weight in air [kg]
12
Min. AC input voltage [V]
220
Max. AC input voltage [V]
220
Type of power
Electric
Type
Light work, Micro, Observation
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Environmental
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Max. depth rating [m]
100
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Umbilical cable
-
Standard length [m]
50
Max. length [m]
200
Diameter [mm]
0.008
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Controls and indicators
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Type of monitor
LCD
Audio overlay
Y
Video overlay
Y
Scanning sonar option
Y
Standard manipulators
Y
Optional manipulators
Y
Tooling capabilities
Y
Number of available tooling ports
2
Max. pressure for tooling ports [Bar]
20
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Speed and thrust
-
Number of forward trusters
4
Type of forward trusters
magnetic coupling
Number of vertical trusters
1
Type of vertical trusters
magnetic coupling
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Lights and cameras
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Number of lights
4
Type of Lights
LED
Number of cameras
2
Type of cameras
high resolution
Camera resolution [TV lines]
600
Camera sensitivity [Lx]
0.15
Max. camera pan angle [deg]
180
Max. camera tilt angle [deg]
180
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Operation
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Automatic depth control
Y
Automatic heading control
Y
Auto pilot
N
Dynamic Positioning
N
Buoyancy
Positive
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General
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Year of initial development
2013
Year of last update
2016