RIMS has launched the service using a drone named “Elios” which has a protective cage. One of the focuses of developing the drone for inspections was to replace human intervention in high-risk situations such as entering enclosed spaces onboard ship.
“We carried out extensive market research including visiting several Universities in Holland and Switzerland with our partner Flyability, where they gave a presentation of their drone Elios. This is a drone within a protective cage, and is perfectly suited to enter enclosed spaces and carry out in depth inspections of the enclosed areas,” RIMS said.
Tests of the drone were conducted with Rotterdam Offshore Group, Rolldock and Flyability onboard the vessel Rolldock Sky checking both controls and data transfer when the drone was inside ballast tanks and the duct keel.
A short video of the test can be viewed below.
RIMS is based in Rotterdam and was founded by senior maintenance engineer David Knuckell.
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