Structural Frame Analysis of Electric Powered Robotic Subsea Dredging Crawler under Static Loading Condition
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https://doi.org/10.17159/Abstract
Ocean robotic subsea dredging crawlers are dynamically and remotely controlled vehicles that utilize two tracks used for deep sea mining and recovery operations. These exploration machines are released from a mother ship into the ocean bed to perform dredging activities and they energetically move around with tracks on the seabed. The achievement of the structural design is the most critical aspect for ocean crawlers as current ocean crawlers such as the MK3 ROST are hydraulically powered. This paper aims at developing a scaled-down model, simulating, and performing the static loading analysis of an electric-powered robotic subsea dredging crawler (EPRSDC).
In achieving this research aim, the modeling, simulation, and analysis were carried out using modeling software such as Solidworks which was used in assembling the structural frame using Tetrix max robotics kit. The Tetrix max robotics kit’s structural components were produced from 1050 aircraft-grade aluminum. The results were used in optimizing and considering other materials. The maximum defected regions in the EPRSDC were further used in identifying the vulnerable defected areas for improvement.
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