SeatecHIROSHIMA Ltd. Underwater drone (ROV)
Alongside antifouling, we are also building a prototype underwater drone (ROV) for cleaning fouling off ship hulls.
Take it off
Take it off: removing fouling under water
Alongside keeping fouling off, we are working on ways to remove what has already settled, under water.
Getting fouling off hulls
Cleaning with collapsing bubbles (cavitation)
We are developing a cleaning device that removes fouling from ship bottoms with the force of collapsing bubbles (cavitation). The proof of concept was done at Marine Craft Kazenoko and experiments in Shenzhen, and we have a working device.
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A barnacle remover on rails
Another idea is a device that runs on rails fitted to marina piers and similar places, removing barnacles from boats’ hulls.
Talk to us about “A barnacle remover on rails”Cleaning records, and measuring fouling
Hull cleaning with a before-and-after record
In the future, we are considering offering boat owners hull cleaning by underwater drone together with a record of how the hull looked before and after. Many ports restrict cleaning hulls in the water, so where and how it is done will follow each port’s rules.
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Measuring the state of fouling
We are also considering pairing antifouling treatment and underwater cleaning with a way to measure the state of fouling: recording it as data, to keep watch on how fouled a surface is and to check the results of treatment or cleaning.
Talk to us about “Measuring the state of fouling”If fouling has already taken hold and you want it off, talk to us too.
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