Rudolf Bannasch as one of the most reputated experts in bionics and member of the board from the deepsea mining alliance made a first presentation about deep sea monitoring technologies he and his team developed together with our team from Sea & Sun Technology and others. The presentation was part of a meeting with Michael Lodge, Secretary General of the International Seabed Authority in the Business Club Hamburg, organized by the Sea & Sun Technology and the Deepsea Mining Alliance.
Deep Sea Mining and advanced technologies for ocean mining monitoring
1. 25.09.2018 Business Club Hamburg
An Evening with Michael Lodge
Secretary General of the
International Seabed Authority
2. Agenda
Michael Lodge, Secretary General of the International
Seabed Authority
02
Introduction
Speach Michael Lodge
18.45 Questions and Discussion
19.00 Food and Drinks
21.00 End
18.00
18.10
The importance of the oceans and the seabed is changing:
How the international Seabed Authority is dealing with topics
like the new developments within deep sea mining, the
measurement of the seabed and others.
Dr. Rudolf Bannasch, TU Berlin, CEO Evologics and
Member of the Board of the DeepSea Mining Alliance
On the way to deep-sea mining! –
Recent developments in Europe!
Heinz Schelwat, CEO Sea & Sun Technology
Moderation
Networking
Food and drinks
Welcome and Drinks17.30
3. Introduction by Dr. Rudolf
Bannasch
§ Dr. Rudolf Bannasch
§ He is CEO of Evologics, a Germany-based high-tech
enterprise founded in 2000 by a group of leading
international scientists and R&D experts to develop
innovative key technologies for the maritime and offshore
industries
§ Deputy President of the deep sea mining alliance and
active in many organizations like the subsea monitoring
network
4. Dr. Rudolf Bannasch
Managing Director
Deep Sea Mining - Recent Developments in Germany and Europe
Hamburg 25.09.2018
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thyssenkrupp Marine Systems OU Submarines | Willem Hendrik Wehner | MUM Project
Payload Module: UDR + Payload compensation module
• Main Tasks of MuM for Underwater Drilling Rig:
− transport UDR to Target point à Navigation and Positioning
− Landing à compensation of weight loss and gain
− Energy supply > 120 kW
− Recovery à compensation of weight loss and gain (+3t core core
samples weight)
• 20 ft. MUM module house Underwater Drill Rig
• NaviMuM – Swim out Modems Module
• 2 pc. Standardized Payload Compensation Modules from MUM
modular kit
• Energy-Modules from MUM modular kit
Figure: MUM UDR module
Figure: Payload compensation module
VerKcal / horizontal
Arrangement of UDR
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thyssenkrupp Marine Systems OU Submarines | Willem Hendrik Wehner | MUM Project
MUM: New Challenges
• Enormous distances
• Wide spectrum of activities
• Missions into unknown subsea habitats
- Not everything predictable and pre-programable
- No GNSS access under water (INS+DVL not accurate over longer time)
=> Acoustic UW communication and navigation required
however:
Limited range and bandwidth, no point-to-point connection over longer
distances
Fundamentally new approaches needed …
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thyssenkrupp Marine Systems OU Submarines | Willem Hendrik Wehner | MUM Project
Innovative Concept
Self-organizing mobile UW Network
intelligent network nodes, streamlined and autonomously movable
(streamlined, self-propelled USBL-modems serving as relay-stations for
bidirectional data transmission, 3D-positioning and navigation)
Tasks:
- autonomously fan out in the subsea area
- analyze the communication environment
- find and hold an optimal position (anchor if necessary)
- interconnect to form a flexible, acoustic UW-network
- accompany MUM-missions in motion,
- provide reliable telemetric communication and navigation in different
application scenarios …
… when mission completed - autonomously return back to MUM (or point of origin)
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thyssenkrupp Marine Systems OU Submarines | Willem Hendrik Wehner | MUM Project
a)
b)
zusätzliche payload
Three major Scenarios (Examples):
A – Long-term missions under polar ice:
Long (expandable) chains of autonomous nodes with bidirectional data hopping and 3D-positioning
via USBL-modems (safety strategies to prevent connection loss)
e.g. chain with 10 nodes – 80 km, latency time ca. 3 minutes
range resolution 1m, angular resolution (USBL) 1 Grad (1,4 km)
=> possible improvement via LBL / USBL combination (triangles)
Upgrade of acoustic modules for:
- Energy efficient long-range missions, position hold in the water body (current compensation)
- Autonomous anchoring at the sea floor or at the lower surface of the ice
- Homing function: autonomous return back to MUM or point of origin at the end of the mission.
8 km
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thyssenkrupp Marine Systems OU Submarines | Willem Hendrik Wehner | MUM Project
B – Long-Range Missions in the open Ocean:
e.g. Inspection of intercontinental cables or pipelines:
Special node(s) with additional GNSS receiver and satellite radio-link
- move to surface of the sea,
- obtain GNSS position
- radio-comm. with control center (data exchange)
=> Reduced number of nodes, no long chains
a)
b)
zusätzliche payload
Three major Scenarios (Examples):
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thyssenkrupp Marine Systems OU Submarines | Willem Hendrik Wehner | MUM Project
C – Special functions for stationary subsea operations of MUM
e.g. Large payload delivery and retrieval,
Subsea drilling,
Collection of rock or soil samples …
Formation of LBL/USBL-bottom network
=> bottom-fixed reference system for dynamic positioning (DP) of the
MUM-system to facilitate accurate stationary UW operations;
intelligent re-configuration of the bottom network enables work
at variable positions / large areas
=> Precise operations independent from ground structure, virtually over any terrain at any depth,
simplified position change, robust data communi-cation between MUM and the Command Center
enables interactive control of the subsea work process
Three major Scenarios (Examples):
46. Agenda
Michael Lodge, Secretary General of the International
Seabed Authority
02
Introduction
Speach Michael Lodge
18.45 Questions and Discussion
19.00 Food and Drinks
21.00 End
18.00
18.10
The importance of the oceans and the seabed is changing:
How the international Seabed Authority is dealing with topics
like the new developments within deep sea mining, the
measurement of the seabed and others.
Dr. Rudolf Bannasch, CEO Evologics and
Board Member of the DeepSea Mining Alliance
On the way to deep-sea mining! –
Recent developments in Europe!
Heinz Schelwat, CEO Sea & Sun Technology
Moderation
Networking
Food and drinks
Welcome and Drinks17.30
47. Speach by Michael Lodge
§ Michael Lodge is Secretary-General of the International
Seabed Authority since 2017.
§ He has 28 years of experience as a public international
lawyer and has a strong background in the field of law of
the sea as well as ten years’ judicial experience in the UK
and South Pacific.
§ He has published 25
48. Agenda
Michael Lodge, Secretary General of the International
Seabed Authority
Introduction
Speach Michael Lodge
18.45 Questions and Discussion
19.00 Food and Drinks
20.30 End
18.00
18.10
The importance of the oceans and the seabed is changing:
How the international Seabed Authority is dealing with topics
like the new developments within deep sea mining, the
measurement of the seabed and others.
Dr. Rudolf Bannasch, TU Berlin, CEO Evologics and
Member of the Board of the DeepSea Mining Alliance
On the way to deep-sea mining! –
Recent developments in Germany!
Heinz Schelwat, CEO Sea & Sun Technology
Moderation
Networking
Food and drinks
Welcome and Drinks17.30
49. Questions and Discussion
§ Michael Lodge is Secretary-
General of the International
Seabed Authority since 2017.
§ He has 28 years of experience
as a public international lawyer
and has a strong background in
the field of law of the sea as
well as ten years’ judicial
experience in the UK and South
Pacific.
§ He has published 25 books and
articles
§ Heinz Schelwat is CEO of Sea &
Sun Technology GmbH, a
company that produces best-
in-class water probes and
solutions for the maritime sector.
§ He also works as visiting
professor in Tianjin University
and is member of different
expert boards.
50. 25.09.2018 Business Club Hamburg
An Evening with Michael Lodge
Secretary General of the
International Seabed Authority