Drone based Virtual Reality System for Inspection of Oil and Gas Platform

M. Luqman Hakim Mohd Zaki; C. Sovuthy; Irraivan Elamvazuthi; Tindyo Prasetyo; Steven Su; Syed Saad Azhar Ali

doi:10.1109/ROMA55875.2022.9915687

Drone based Virtual Reality System for Inspection of Oil and Gas Platform

M. Luqman Hakim Mohd Zaki
, C. Sovuthy
, Irraivan Elamvazuthi^*
, Tindyo Prasetyo
, Steven Su
, Syed Saad Azhar Ali

^*Corresponding author for this work

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2 Scopus citations

Abstract

A simulation study on oil rigs inspection via virtual reality system using drones aiming to increase the efficiency of the work done during the pandemic era is presented. The usage of drones in virtual reality environment does not only provide sufficient on-site training for the operators, also able to reduce time consumption and labor demands in carrying out inspections and eliminate errors of drone crashing and hazards. Thus, this project covers the construction of virtual simulation framework using drones via Unity 3D, an open-source game engine and multi-rotor drones are selected as the drive mechanism due to its best maneuverability and stability. A 3D model of oil rig is constructed using Unity 3D that consist of equipment such as vessels, tanks, cranes, control rooms and flares like the real-life oil rigs. A 3D model of multi-rotor drone is also developed to produce a dynamic model that can wander around the oil platform. The process of scripting is done in Visual Studio 2019 using C# programming language which is one of the Unity 3D tools, making it essential for modelling and simulation development. Virtual reality features are gained with the presence of virtual headsets, static 3D modelling of oil rigs and dynamic 3D modelling of multi-rotor drones. The use of virtual reality system using drones in oil and gas platform has been successfully integrated to obtain the simulation result.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2022 IEEE 5th International Symposium in Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, ROMA 2022
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665459327
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMA55875.2022.9915687
State	Published - 2022
Event	5th IEEE International Symposium in Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, ROMA 2022 - Malacca, Malaysia Duration: 5 Aug 0202 → 7 Aug 0202

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Name	2022 IEEE 5th International Symposium in Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, ROMA 2022

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Conference	5th IEEE International Symposium in Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, ROMA 2022
Country/Territory	Malaysia
City	Malacca
Period	5/08/02 → 7/08/02

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Keywords

Drones
Oil rig
Pandemic
Unity 3D
Virtual reality system

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Artificial Intelligence
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Control and Optimization

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Zaki, M. L. H. M., Sovuthy, C., Elamvazuthi, I., Prasetyo, T., Su, S., & Ali, S. S. A. (2022). Drone based Virtual Reality System for Inspection of Oil and Gas Platform. In 2022 IEEE 5th International Symposium in Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, ROMA 2022 (2022 IEEE 5th International Symposium in Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, ROMA 2022). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMA55875.2022.9915687

Zaki, M. Luqman Hakim Mohd ; Sovuthy, C. ; Elamvazuthi, Irraivan et al. / Drone based Virtual Reality System for Inspection of Oil and Gas Platform. 2022 IEEE 5th International Symposium in Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, ROMA 2022. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2022. (2022 IEEE 5th International Symposium in Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, ROMA 2022).

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Zaki, MLHM, Sovuthy, C, Elamvazuthi, I, Prasetyo, T, Su, S & Ali, SSA 2022, Drone based Virtual Reality System for Inspection of Oil and Gas Platform. in 2022 IEEE 5th International Symposium in Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, ROMA 2022. 2022 IEEE 5th International Symposium in Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, ROMA 2022, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 5th IEEE International Symposium in Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, ROMA 2022, Malacca, Malaysia, 5/08/02. https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMA55875.2022.9915687

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2022 IEEE 5th International Symposium in Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, ROMA 2022. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2022. (2022 IEEE 5th International Symposium in Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, ROMA 2022).

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Zaki MLHM, Sovuthy C, Elamvazuthi I, Prasetyo T, Su S, Ali SSA. Drone based Virtual Reality System for Inspection of Oil and Gas Platform. In 2022 IEEE 5th International Symposium in Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, ROMA 2022. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2022. (2022 IEEE 5th International Symposium in Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, ROMA 2022). doi: 10.1109/ROMA55875.2022.9915687

Drone based Virtual Reality System for Inspection of Oil and Gas Platform

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