Soil Discharging Mechanism Utilizing Water Jetting to Improve Excavation Depth for Seabed Drilling Explorer
| Autor: | Tomoki Watanabe, Keita Isaka, Wataru Toyama, Taro Nakamura, Manabu Okui, Kazuki Tsumura, Hiroshi Yoshida |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0303 health sciences
0209 industrial biotechnology water jetting General Computer Science 030306 microbiology General Engineering Drilling robot Drilling Excavation marine robotics 02 engineering and technology Mineral resource classification Seafloor spreading Mechanism (engineering) seabed exploration 03 medical and health sciences 020901 industrial engineering & automation Mining engineering General Materials Science lcsh:Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering Underwater underwater excavation lcsh:TK1-9971 Geology Seabed |
| Zdroj: | IEEE Access, Vol 8, Pp 28560-28570 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2169-3536 |
| Popis: | Seabed mineral resources have been found on the bottom of the ocean, and to utilize them, samples must be taken and analyzed. This study develops a seafloor robotic explorer that can excavate and sample seafloor soil. In a previous study, we developed a drilling robot that could excavate 430 mm into the ground while underwater. However, excavation deeper than 430 mm was not possible because the discharging outlet became buried, making it difficult to discharge the drilled soil. In this paper, we develop a discharging mechanism utilizing water jetting to improve the excavation depth to 650 mm and potentially deeper. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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