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Introduction
The <CLIENT> plans to inspect <TEST OBJECTS> at <LOCATION> by Edd y Current (MEC)
and Ultrasound (UT).
Innospection’s motorized inspection tool MEC-PipeCrawler (see Figure 1) has been
selected for the inspectio n. Once the inspection tool is attached on the <TEST OBJECT>
by a vessel based ROV it w ill move by itself longitudinally and circumf erentially driven by
its own hydraulic system. The acquired data will be transmitted by an umbilical cable to
the ROV for further data transfer to the vessel deck.

Figure 1.2 – Work Class ROV

Figure 1.1 – MEC /UT Crawler

2 General Configura tion

The inspection crawler has a built-in MEC system as well as an UT system with
corresponding inspection electronics as the main parts. The MEC syste m further consists
of permanent magnets, which are used for measurement purposes. T he magnetic force
is also used for the crawle r to stay attached to the caisson.
All self-moving parts of the crawler are driven by hydraulics, which req uire an intelligent
valve pack (iVP) system.
The crawler is connected with the ROV by an umbilical (15 m), which c ontains power &
data lines as well as hydra ulic hoses. The collected inspection data will be transmitted
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real-time through the ROV’s tether to the vessel deck. Over there the data is received by
allocated laptops for data evaluation and storage purposes as well as iVP control.
3 Mechanical Interfaces
3.1 Intelligent Valve Pack
Innospection will provide an iVP, which will be attached within the skid of the ROV.

Figure 3.1 - Intelligent valve pack with compression bottle

The characteristics of the valve pack are as follows:

Weight, kg: 27
Sizes, mm: L x W x H: 475 (including plugs +180) x 190 (including plugs +100) x 200

3.2 Crawler Attachment

The inspection tool must be securely attached to the ROV for descent and ascent
between water surface and operation depth.
The ROV team plans to fabricate two big metal bars after mobilization on which the
crawler will sit during diving (see Figure 3.2).
 Figure 3.2 – ROV with inspection crawler (example)

4 Power Supply
4.1 Inspection Electronics
The power cable for the inspection electronics contains an Ethernet line, which will be
used for inspection data transfer. The required voltage is 24 V DC with a current of 5 A.

Figure 4.1 – Power & Data interface of the inspection electronics

(extract of the Innospection wiring diagram WID0027)

The connector of the ROV end of the Power/Data cable will be provided and mounted
on bord of the vessel by Technip personnel.
4.2 Intelligent Valve Pack (iVP)
The power reqirement of the iVP is 3 - 9 A at 24 VDC. The power cable includes a RS-232
serial connection for the iVP control.
The specification of the iVP Power/Control cable is:
Valve Pack End Pin Out ROV End
Subconn 10 pin female Pin 1 +24 V
connector size B Pin 2 +24 V
SP – IL10FSS Pin 3 0V
Pin 4 0V
Pin 5 safety earth SeaNet connector to
Pin 6 Signal 1 (unused) be provided on board.
Pin 7 Signal 2 (unused)
Pin 8 RS-232 Tx
Pin 9 RS-232 Rx
Pin 10 RS-232 GND
Table 1: Specification of the iVP Power/Control cable

The cable length is 5 m and will be provided by Innospection. The connector of the ROV
side of the cable will be provided and mounted on board of the vessel by <ROV
OPERATOR> personnel.

4.3 Video Cameras & Light

The crawler is equipped with camera and light on the top side and bottom side. They
will be connected to the ROV directly through the umbilical. The specifications are:
Video camera:
Crawler End Pin Out ROV End
Seaconn Pin 1 analogue video signal SeaNet connector
female 4 pin Pin 2 0 V & shield wire to be provided on
(pin 4 is not used) Pin 3 24 V DC board

Light:
Crawler End Pin Out ROV End
Seaconn, female 3 pin Pin 1 0V To be provided
(pin 3 is not used) Pin 2 24 V DC on board

The connector of the ROV side of the cable will be provided and mounted on board of
the vessel by <ROV OPERATOR> personnel.

5 Data Transfer
5.1 Inspection Data
The MEC/UT inspection data will be sent tot the ROV by Ethernet. The Ethernet wires
are part of the Power/Data cable (see Figure 4.1).

5.2 iVP Control

The iVP control works with a RS-232 interface, which is part of the iVP Power/Control
cable described above (see Table 1).
6 Hydraulics Connections
To supply the iVP with hydraulic oil two hose connections are required:
Input (Pressure)
Output (Tank)
The required pressure is 140 bars with a maximum flow of 7 l/min for the drive motors
and an extreme low flow for the rest.
The specification of the hydraulic hoses are:
Ports Valve Pack VP hose Hoses ROV Connectors
Connectors
Pressure 3/8” BSPP 3/8” bspp female 3/8” bore 4 JIC
Tank 3/8” BSPP 3/8” bspp female 3/8” bore 4 JIC

The hoses have a length of 5 m and will be provided including connectors by

Innospection.

7 Vessel Deck Interfaces

On deck of the vessel in close vicinity to the ROV pilots 4 laptops must be operated:
1. iVP control
2. MEC inspection
3. UT inspection 1
4. UT inspection 2
Sufficient desk space is to be prepared.
All inspection data and iVP control signals will be provided by an Ethernet cable
(RJ11 connector).
A splitter box provided by Innospection distributes the data to the corresponding
laptop.