Title
Lighter Than Air Surveillance Drone (LTASD)

CoPED ID
c35eb993-a6a7-4d0d-a231-148acc474d04

Status
Closed


Value
£158,000

Start Date
Sept. 30, 2017

End Date
March 31, 2019

Description

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Many worldwide nuclear and oil & gas facilities require the inspection of large, difficult to access chambers to understand: plant layout versus design records; plant condition; plant inventory; and plant integrity. By re-evaluating the UAV concept, FIRMA Engineering Ltd, partnering with the University of Sheffield believes that a solution to the inspection problem is feasible with the use of a deployable/retrievable ‘Lighter Than Air Surveillance Drone’ (LTASD) technology. This new tool will allow more detailed wider coverage inspections to be undertaken. Using innovative deployment, control and recovery technologies, FIRMA Engineering Ltd will develop a UAV device which is deployable through restrictive access ports. This device will offer the following advantages: easily deployable, retrievable and disposable; extended flight times, hours versus minutes; low cost in comparison to existing methods, low risk of causing infrastructure damage and airborne contamination. It is believed that using this approach will offer a step change in the maintenance, life extension and decommissioning of facilities in the energy market.

Subjects by relevance
  1. Oil plants
  2. Air surveillance
  3. Innovations

Extracted key phrases
  1. Air Surveillance Drone
  2. Light
  3. Detailed wide coverage inspection
  4. FIRMA Engineering Ltd
  5. Worldwide nuclear
  6. LTASD
  7. Plant layout
  8. Plant condition
  9. Plant inventory
  10. Plant integrity
  11. Inspection problem
  12. Deployable
  13. Gas facility
  14. Recovery technology
  15. Restrictive access port

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