Bilge and Tank Maintenance Platform Project (Z2528)

Advanced Metalworking Solutions for naval systems that go in harm’s way
Bilge and Tank Maintenance Platform Project
(Z2528)
Presentation for the
National Shipbuilding Research Program
Surface Preparation and Coatings Panel Meeting
April 2014
Presented by Erik Oller
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Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Virginia 22203-1995.
Navy Metalworking Center A ManTech Center of Excellence
ICM Mini Climber
With NAVSEA 05 Paint Center
of Excellence funding, a
project team consisting of
International Climbing
Machines (ICM), Concurrent
Technologies Corporation
(CTC) and Norfolk Naval
Shipyard (NNSY) developed a
Mini Climber for use in
submarine bilges and tanks.
NNSY and Puget Sound Naval
Shipyard (PSNSY) are making
plans to implement the Mini
Climber in Spring 2014.
ICM Photo
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Outline
• Background and Objective
• Payloads
• Versatility
• Adhesion
• Mini Climber range of adjustment
• Mini Climber maintenance
• Mini Climber benefits
Mini Climber in a mockup of a 24inch frame bay (ICM Photos)
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Project Background and Objective
• Background: NNSY performs inspection,
maintenance and preservation of submarine and
aircraft carrier bilges and tanks. In some cases, this
work must be performed in hazardous environments
involving exposure to radiation, mechanical hazards,
fall hazards, and potentially hazardous atmospheres.
• Objective: Modify an existing remotely operated
climber to be able to carry a wide variety of
inspection, decoating and preservation technologies
to reduce operator exposure to radiation and other
safety hazards.
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Mini Climber Payloads
Simulated CleanLaser OSH 80
Laser Ablation End Effector
Simulated CleanLaser STAMP 14
Laser Ablation End Effector
Desco Mini Flushplate Electric
Abrader
Empire Abrasive Equipment Blast
N’ Vac® Right Angle Workhead
ICM Photos
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Mini Climber Versatility
Repositionable
(hook-and-loop
mounted)
navigation and
workhead cameras
COTS fittings allow
a wide range of
adjustment and a
wide variety of
payloads
ICM Photo
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Mini Climber Versatility
ICM Photos
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Mini Climber Versatility
ICM Photos
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Mini Climber Versatility
ICM Photos
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Mini Climber Vacuum Adhesion
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Uses vacuum to climb or provide better traction
Flexible rolling seals maintain vacuum over obstacles ≤ ½ inch
Can negotiate curved surfaces with a radius as small as 1 foot
Can support a payload of up to approximately 20 pounds
Adhesion is unaffected by grit or moisture on the surface. The
rolling seals cause the vacuum to dead-head in the vacuum
chamber, so (in general)
contaminants stay in the
vacuum chamber and do Rolling
Seals
not move to the vacuum
source.
Vacuum
Chamber
(ICM Photo)
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Mini Climber Dimensions
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Exterior maximum dimensions
• 15 inches long
• 14.5 inches wide
• 10 inches tall (with boom), 7.5 inches tall (without boom)
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Can turn 360° in its own footprint
Weighs 23.7 pounds with boom without a payload
Mini Climber in a mockup of a nominal 24inch frame bay (ICM Photo)
Mini Climber without boom in a mockup of
a nominal 24-inch frame bay (ICM Photo)
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Mini Climber Controls
• Controlled using a common game
controller after minimal training
• The Mini Climber has a continuous
range of speeds up to 3 inches per
second.
(ICM Images)
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Maintenance
• The rolling seals are typically the first parts to wear
out, yet they normally last up to a year depending on
use.
ICM Photo
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Also Available from ICM
The ICM Standard Climber has the
same capabilities on a larger
scale.
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Also Available from ICM
The ICM Underwater Climber uses
water flow to create adhesion.
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Contact Information
Erik Oller
Project Manager
Concurrent Technologies
Corporation
100 CTC Drive
Johnstown, PA 15904
Office: 814-269-2731
Cell: 814-241-9024
Fax: 814-269-6847
Email: [email protected]
www.nmc.ctc.com
Sam Maggio
President
International Climbing Machines
630 Elmira Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Office: 607-288-4001
Cell: 607-342-2664
Fax: 607-288-4004
Email: [email protected]
www.icm.cc
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