ROV KIEL 6000
The ROV KIEL 6000 is an electric, unmanned, scientific diving robot ( ROV ) of the QUEST series from Schilling Robotics , Davis, California . It belongs to the Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR) and was designed for use in deep water. It can be remotely controlled via a deep-sea fiber optic cable. The name is composed of the hometown of the ROV and the maximum diving depth of 6000 m. This corresponds roughly to an accessibility of 90% of the sea floor. The system is based on a high degree of mobility and can be used on so-called "Ships of Opportunity" if these meet certain requirements (dynamic positioning, size and stability of the working deck, lifting equipment, energy supply). The ROV system was procured from funds from the Schleswig-Holstein Fund.
properties
ROV KIEL 6000 is designed as a work class and intervention ROV and is characterized by the following properties:
- Two manipulators with 5 or 7 degrees of freedom enable different sampling procedures.
- Digital cameras on pan-tilt heads are used for optical mapping.
- The station keep and autopilot modes enable maneuverability in the decimeter range under current conditions of up to 2 knots .
- Digital telemetry (DTS) enables real-time data transmission in the gigabit range.
- Possibility of integrating additional scientific sensors and devices via so-called "nodes" with 16 connections each.
- A module slide (tool skid) with a payload of up to 100 kg enables the use of various scientific devices.
Technical specifications
| Type: | QUEST 7, electrical "Workclass" ROV (Schilling Robotics LLC) |
| Depth of use: | up to 6000 m |
| Dimensions: | Length: 3.5 m, width: 1.9 m, height: 2.4 m (including toolskid) |
| Weight in air: | approx. 3500 kg (including toolskid) |
| Weight in water: | weight neutral or slightly positive |
| Speed: | 3.0 knots (forward / backward), 2.0 knots (lateral and vertical) |
| Pulling power of the ROV: | 530 kgf (forward / backward), 340 kgf (lateral), 300/380 kgf (vertical) |
| Drive: | 7 electric propellers SPE-380 with 600 VDC @ 10 kW each (sub-Atlantic Inc.) |
| Auto Heading: | ± 2 ° |
| Station Keep (dP): | ± 0.3 m |
| Electrical power: | 3800 - 4160 VAC / 460 Hz, 60 kW on ROV |
| Deep sea cable: | 6500 m @ 19 mm |
| shorter deep sea cable: | 2700 m @ 19 mm |
| Floating cable: | 500 m @ 23 mm |
| Deep sea winds: | 2 electric motors @ 80 kW, total weight 30 t |
| Small winch: | Total weight 10 t |
| Floating cable capstan head: | approx. 3 t |
| Digital telemetry: | four nodes with a total of 64 ports (serial, video, Ethernet), as well as multiplexers for data transmission in the gigabit range (incl. HDTV) |
| Scientific payload: | up to approx. 100 kg on payload slide with two hydraulic traversing tables (drawers) |
| Hydraulics: | Pump 15 kW with 39 lpm @ 207 bar to drive two manipulators, drawers and slurpgun. Additional tools can be connected via valve fittings |
| Transport of the entire system: | in five 20 'ISO containers (two of which are high cubes). The total weight is approx. 65 t |
| Certification: | Germanischer Lloyd , Hamburg |
commitment
ROV KIEL 6000 is used in the context of multidisciplinary scientific projects (e.g. in the " Ocean of the Future ") as well as to set up integrative long-term ocean observation systems (Ocean Observatories).
