Mobile Unmanned Systems (MUS)
Background
Accelerating technology and increased adoption is creating growth in mobile unmanned robotics and systems in various industries. Increased knowledge, data, and capabilities will be critical to sustaining the rising tide. Integration with legacy systems, human-machine interaction, big data and analytics, artificial intelligence; unmanned aerial systems (UAS) such as drones and mobile robots present both challenges and great potential to industries.
Drones and mobile robots are increasingly being used in different industries and operations. For example, maintaining aging assets and infrastructure in energy, oil and gas, pipeline and process industries is dangerous, challenging, slow and costly. Optimizing inspection, maintenance and repair is key to efficient, safe and profitable operations. Hazardous environments affect health and safety, accessibility, cost, time, and accuracy of specific activities of owner/operators where conventional manual data collection and analysis can take weeks.
Individuals are realizing the benefits of using a UAS to perform inspections of critical infrastructure to extract quality and reliable inspection data for further analysis.
Current status
ASME formed the Mobile Unmanned Systems (MUS) Standards Committee which will oversee the application of MUS for inspections, monitoring, and maintenance of industrial facilities and power plants as well as equipment, transmission lines, and pipelines.
Use Of UAS/UAV for Inspection Subgroup – Developing requirements and methods for industrial plant (e.g. power, petrochemical, manufacturing, etc.) inspection using safe and reliably operating unmanned aerial systems/unmanned aerial vehicles (UAS/UAVs).
Use of Crawlers/Ground Robotics for Inspection Subgroup – Developing requirements and methods for industrial plant (e.g. power, petrochemical, manufacturing, etc.) inspection using safe and reliably operating crawlers and ground robotics.
Meetings and Events
Mobile Unmanned Systems Standards Committee - meets every 6 months via teleconference.
UAS/UAV for Inspection Subcommittee Committee - meets every 1- 2 months via teleconference and meets in-person 4 times a year at the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Week.
Use of Crawler/Ground Robotics for Inspection Subcommittee Committee - meets every 3 months via teleconference for an hour.
Robotics for Inspection and Maintenance 2020 Event
Staff Contact
If you’re interested in learning more or participating in these activities, please contact Luis Pulgarin.
Accelerating technology and increased adoption is creating growth in mobile unmanned robotics and systems in various industries. Increased knowledge, data, and capabilities will be critical to sustaining the rising tide. Integration with legacy systems, human-machine interaction, big data and analytics, artificial intelligence; unmanned aerial systems (UAS) such as drones and mobile robots present both challenges and great potential to industries.
Drones and mobile robots are increasingly being used in different industries and operations. For example, maintaining aging assets and infrastructure in energy, oil and gas, pipeline and process industries is dangerous, challenging, slow and costly. Optimizing inspection, maintenance and repair is key to efficient, safe and profitable operations. Hazardous environments affect health and safety, accessibility, cost, time, and accuracy of specific activities of owner/operators where conventional manual data collection and analysis can take weeks.
Individuals are realizing the benefits of using a UAS to perform inspections of critical infrastructure to extract quality and reliable inspection data for further analysis.
Current status
ASME formed the Mobile Unmanned Systems (MUS) Standards Committee which will oversee the application of MUS for inspections, monitoring, and maintenance of industrial facilities and power plants as well as equipment, transmission lines, and pipelines.
Use Of UAS/UAV for Inspection Subgroup – Developing requirements and methods for industrial plant (e.g. power, petrochemical, manufacturing, etc.) inspection using safe and reliably operating unmanned aerial systems/unmanned aerial vehicles (UAS/UAVs).
Use of Crawlers/Ground Robotics for Inspection Subgroup – Developing requirements and methods for industrial plant (e.g. power, petrochemical, manufacturing, etc.) inspection using safe and reliably operating crawlers and ground robotics.
Meetings and Events
Mobile Unmanned Systems Standards Committee - meets every 6 months via teleconference.
UAS/UAV for Inspection Subcommittee Committee - meets every 1- 2 months via teleconference and meets in-person 4 times a year at the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Week.
Use of Crawler/Ground Robotics for Inspection Subcommittee Committee - meets every 3 months via teleconference for an hour.
Robotics for Inspection and Maintenance 2020 Event
Staff Contact
If you’re interested in learning more or participating in these activities, please contact Luis Pulgarin.