Special Equipment Research and Development Team

·Team members: Li Bo, Zhang Meng, Wang Yuansheng, Yang Yang, Ding Tengfei, Xu Kai

·Research fields: Robotics and intelligent equipment, measurement and control theory and application

·Advantages and features: Application research on marine exploration equipment and instruments, nuclear power detection / maintenance robot; research on strength and life, vibration and noise; research on the design theory and technology method of extreme environment work robot.

Major Programs of the Team in Recent Years

·1 project supported by the Director Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China as the principal investigator

·1 sub-project of major scientific research instrument development project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China as the principal investigator

·1 talent project of the “Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program” of Jiangsu Province as the principal investigator

·1 project of Hubei Province and 1 project of Wuhan City respectively as the principal investigator

·4 projects entrusted by China Nuclear Power Operation Technology Co., Ltd. and other enterprises and institutions as the principal investigator

·1 project of Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey as the principal investigator

·1 project of National Development and Reform Commission as the principal investigator

·1 project of Key Laboratory of Submarine Mineral Resources under the Ministry of Land and Resources

Main Research Achievements of the Team

· The team has obtained 19 national invention patents and 7 utility model patents as the first inventor, and 20 software copyrights, of which, 3 patents have been conversed, with a total value of RMB 14.2718 million

· The team has published more than 40 papers, including 13 indexed by SCI and EI

· 1 Second-class Award for Progress in Science and Technology of Hubei Province; 2 Excellent Master Dissertations of Hubei Province (supervisor)

· 4 recognition awards in the Selection of Self-Made Experimental Teaching Instruments and Equipment and Exhibition of Excellent Works for National Colleges and Universities

· Technology application prototype (see below)

Latest Advances of the Team

u Core drilling for subsea exploration

u Deep sea machine vision system

u Seabed sediment thermal conductivity tester

u Shale gas analytical tester

u Helium mass spectrometry detection robot

u Pipeline robot

u Underwater ROV

u Electro-hydraulic servo controlled deep hole drill

u Hydraulic pipe screwing machine