Deep—sea scavenger

What it does

Clean up pollution - salvage sunken ships, plastic waste, and discarded fishing nets to reduce deep-sea microplastic pollution; Ecological restoration - precise recycling of seabed mining residues to assist

Your inspiration

The inspiration comes from an AI inspired whale, equipped with a deep-sea robotic arm and a biological collection cabin. The lines are smooth and the shape is beautiful, allowing for free navigation in high-pressure and dark underwater environments. The symbolism of a whale is also very beautiful, as it can better maintain the ecological balance of the ocean.

How it works

The core equipment is a combination of customized salvage boats and vR glasses. The salvage vessel is equipped with a power positioning system, and the robotic arm can maintain stability in harsh sea conditions. The lifting capacity of the ship's crane is up to [X] tons, ensuring that it can handle various salvage objects. ROV has the characteristics of pressure resistance and high maneuverability, equipped with high-definition cameras and flexible robotic arms, used for target search and positioning and fine salvage operations. By using multi beam depth sonar and side scan sonar for large-scale seabed scanning, the ultra short baseline positioning system accurately tracks targets. When salvaging, the ROV uses a robotic arm in conjunction with a specialized fixture to fix the salvaged object, and combines it with a buoyancy device to lift it off the seabed.

Design process

Firstly, it is necessary to understand the environment of underwater salvage operations and the problems they face in order to focus on solving them. The preliminary plan is to design a sketch based on the shape of a whale to reduce water flow disturbance. The modular robotic arm includes flexible grasping and adaptive fixtures to adapt to different objects. After drawing the sketch, the rhinoceros model is used to focus on solving the smooth connection and shape of the product. Soft side fins resembling manta rays are installed to reduce energy consumption by 40%, and a "biological avoidance system" is integrated at the end of the robotic arm to automatically retract when touching coral. The rendering mainly considers material issues, chooses gradient titanium alloy, and considers sustainable design: Decompression load block (dissolved after task completion), biological sample refrigerated compartment (-80 ℃ deep freezing storage).

How it is different

The Deep Sea Scavenger, combined with VR glasses currently available on the market, allows wearers to remotely operate complete salvage operations without having to go into a closed underwater environment. The product is equipped with a 3D scanner that scans the underwater environment through 3D imaging, facilitating precise salvage operations. Wear strobe lights as special signals to prevent underwater animals from approaching and protect the marine environment. Maintain the balance of the seabed.

Future plans

In the future, deep-sea salvage systems will develop towards intelligence, efficiency, and greenness, with a focus on breakthroughs in the following areas: Intelligent autonomous operation: Based on AI and machine learning, the ROV system achieves autonomous detection, precise grasping, and collaborative salvage, reducing manual intervention. Deep sea equipment upgrade: using high-strength lightweight materials and biomimetic robotic arms to enhance equipment pressure resistance, flexibility, and operational depth.

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