WATERSIDE SECURITY ROBOTICS

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR A ROBOT BASED SUBSEA SECURITY SYSTEM CAPABLE OF EFFECTIVELY PROTECTING WATERSIDE FACILITIES AND VESSELS FROM ALL PERCEIVED WATERBORNE THREATS. EFFECTIVE PROTECTION ENTAILS THE REDUCTION OF WATERSIDE SECURITY BREACHES, AND THE DETECTION, IDENTIFICATION AND NEUTRALIZATION OF ANY WATERBORNE INTRUDER OR THREAT AT SUFFICIENT RANGE SO AS NOT TO JEOPARDIZE THE FACILITY OR VESSEL. IN ORDER TO SPECIFY THE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS, AN ACCURATE DEFINITION WILL FIRST BE MADE OF THE TARGETS AND THEIR VULNERABILITY AS WELL AS THE WORST CASE WATERBORNE THREATS, BE THEY SWIMMERS, VEHICLES,ROBOTS, MINES OR MAMMALS. THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION DEVELOPED WILL ACCURATELY DESCRIBE THE MECHANICAL, ELECTRONIC, HYDRODYNAMIC AND CONTROL SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS OF A SUITABLE SUBSEA ROBOT. IT WILL ALSO DESCRIBE THE SENSORY DEVICES, ACOUSTIC, VIDEO AND OTHERS, TO BE CARRIED BY THE ROBOT VEHICLE AND WHICH ARE REQUIRED FOR THE DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF WATERBORNE INTRUDERS.