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    NTNU VISTA CAROS - Centre for Autonomous Robotics Operations Subsea

About CAROS

Building upon experience gained at NTNU AMOS, the NTNU VISTA Centre for Autonomous Robotic Operations Subsea (CAROS) aim to become a world-leading research centre on autonomous underwater robotic operations with focus on resident and collaborating autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that are supported by subsea docking systems for energy charging and communication.

Together with ground-breaking research on articulated underwater robots and autonomy we proceed towards a game changer in offshore oil and gas activities in terms of increased efficiency in marine operations and lower CO2 footprint. The addressed research will also be of high relevance for ocean science and other marine industries such as maintenance and inspection of offshore wind installations and aquaculture.

Vision

The NTNU VISTA Centre for Autonomous Robotic Operations Subsea (CAROS) will:

Establish a world-leading research centre on autonomous underwater robotic operations with focus on resident and collaborating autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that are supported by subsea docking systems for energy charging and communication.

Our primary objectives are to:

  • Create fundamental knowledge and competence through multidisciplinary research including marine technology and cybernetics.
  • Provide cutting-edge interdisciplinary research to make autonomy and robot collaboration a reality for inspection and intervention AUVs.
  • Leverage the capabilities of articulated intervention-AUV (AIAUV).
  • Improve future development solutions and the international competitiveness of Norwegian oil and gas industries as well as to safety and protection of the marine environment.

The secondary objectives of CAROS are to:

  • Graduate 6 PhDs and more than 20 MSc.
  • Publish high-quality research results in top-ranked journals and international conferences. Outreach: Disseminate exciting research in media.
  • Carry out a set of demonstrations in the national infrastructure AUR-Lab/Ocean lab in the Trondheimsfjord.

 

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