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Technical Trends and Issues Related to Maintenance/Inspection Drones for Ships or Offshore Plants

선박/해양플랜트 유지보수 점검용 드론의 기술현황과 과제

  • Kim, Kyunghwa (Future Technology Research Team, Korean Register of Shipping (KR)) ;
  • Chun, Kangwoo (Future Technology Research Team, Korean Register of Shipping (KR))
  • 김경화 ((사)한국선급 미래기술연구팀) ;
  • 천강우 ((사)한국선급 미래기술연구팀)
  • Received : 2017.05.31
  • Accepted : 2017.08.28
  • Published : 2017.08.31
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Abstract

Drones, which were first developed for the military use, have been widely applied in various industrial fields through the rapid development of element technology. Following this trend, the marine industry has started to utilize drones for maintenance and inspection purposes, especially, in Europe. To extend the use of drones in the marine industry, this paper first discusses the necessity of drones for the marine use by presenting problems related to maintenance and inspection works on ships and offshore plants. In addition, the technical levels of advanced countries where drones have been commercialized already in the marine industry are mentioned. Furthermore, technical challenges that must be solved are explained in preparation for a drone era in the marine industry. Lastly, the potential growth of the drone market in the marine industry is considered.

군사용으로 먼저 개발되어 온 드론은 요소기술의 급격한 발전을 통해 민간 분야로 확대되면서 최근 다양한 산업분야에 활용되고 있다. 이러한 시대적 흐름에 따라, 조선해양 산업계에서도 유지보수 및 점검용으로 드론의 활용이 유럽을 중심으로 본격화되고 있다. 이와 관련하여, 본 논문에서는 조선해양 분야에 적합한 드론의 기술개발을 위해 선박 및 해양플랜트의 유지보수 점검의 현상태를 진단함으로써 드론 기술개발의 방향성을 제시한다. 즉, 조선해양용 드론이 이미 상용화 된 선진국의 기술력을 살펴보고, 조선해양 산업계에서 드론시대를 대비하여 해결해야 할 기술적 과제들을 소개한다. 또한, 이러한 드론의 시장성장 가능성을 전망함으로써 기술개발의 추진력을 제공하고자 한다.

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