Active Heave-Compensated Platform
The Danish geotechnical offshore contractor, Geo, specializes in deep penetration CPT investigations for offshore windfarms using its world-leading, enhanced CPT system. Our role in this project was to develop and build a motion-compensated platform to be able to conduct these investigations in an efficient and safe manner.
Arcim A/S has successfully tested a newly developed heave and roll compensated platform for installation on a ship. The platform’s intended use is to install equipment on the platform to be used for various tests on the seabed. Independent of the ship movement, the relative movement between the platform and the seabed is eliminated.
Platform data:
Speed: 1,4 m/s
Acceleration: 2 m/s2
Amplitude: H 3 m, +/-1,5 m
Roll compensation +/-4 degrees
Platform SWL: 2 tons
The cabin has light, safety warnings, alarms, communication, etc.