ENEOS Holdings (ENEOS HD), which has the umbrella of ENEOS, the largest in Japan, and Sensin Robotics, which provides commercial robotics solutions that utilize industrial drones, Sensin Robotics stopped the petroleum purification business in 2000.Utilizing the plant facilities, we opened the ENEOS Kawasaki Lab, a showcase and certificate field that can fly drones freely.
Here, the local reports of ENEOS Kawasaki Lab and the key players of both companies leading the lab, the ENEOS Holdings Future Business Promotion Department Business Promotion Division 3 Group Taishiro Tokutomi, and Satoshi Ueno, the Sensin Robotics executive officer and the solution manager.I will tell you the interview.
ENEOSホールディングス 未来事業推進部 事業推進3グループの徳富大治郎氏（右）と、センシンロボティクス執行役員 ソリューション部長 上野智史氏（左）The value of the plant site is a "permanent" drone demonstration field
ENEOS Kawasaki Lab is located on the site of the ENEOS Kawasaki office.Originally, it started operations as a former Kawasaki Refinery in 1931, and until 2000 it was operated as a plant for manufacturing various petroleum products.Some facilities are still in operation, but they are generally suspended.The facility was opened using the site of the plant.
The proof field in ENEOS Kawasaki Lab is 42,000 square meters in size.Because it is in private land, for example, even at night, if you can clear the necessary permission approval, you can flexibly fly drones.It is a perfect place to develop a new equipment inspection solution that uses robots such as drones, as it can be used in realistic plant equipment.
In a vacant lot near the entrance of the plant equipment, you can watch a demonstration of the SENSYN DRONE HUB, a complete automatic drone system developed and provided by Sensin Robotics.
完全自動運用型ドローンシステム「SENSYN Drone Hub」
Sensyn DRONE HUB has a drone automatically take off at the set time, and has an integrated base (drone port) and automatic charging system after the mission is completed.It is an integrated solution that supports inspection and monitoring operations, which is equipped with business applications such as transmitting to the cloud.
By the way, the roof of this base is closed before the mission is executed.At the time of takeoff, it will automatically determine whether or not to fly from the weather sensor provided in the vicinity, such as rainfall, wind speed, and temperature.And if you can fly, the roof opens and the aircraft take off.
Where a drone taken off from "Sensyn Drone Hub" flies
SENSYN Drone Hub自動開閉の様子As you enter the center of the plant equipment, there are facilities and pipes called small, tall drums that were previously used to manufacture petroleum products.In the back, there is an area where pumps, pipes, and meters are installed near the ground, which is suitable for drones as well as drones as well as drones.
プラント設備の配管And there are five tanks with a diameter of about 20m and a height of about 20m in a distance from the main area, and a drone inspection is possible.The warehouse can also be used to demonstrate the inspection of roofs and walls.
メインエリアから少し離れたタンク"ENEOS Holdings Future Business Promotion Department, Tokutomi, said," Basically, piping and pumps are common equipment for plants other than petroleating oil refining, so ENEOS Kawasaki Lab, a permanent drone demonstration field, is very versatile.I think it's expensive. "
Mr. Ueno of Sensin Robotics said, "For example, by developing technology using drones and technologies to process and manage data, the development of technology that has been pounded against one object in ENEOS Kawasaki Lab, other than petroleums other than petroleum.It will be a highly versatile technology that can be used. "
ドローンショーケース ショーケースでディスカッション中 機体（実機）の展示The reason why the robot, including drones, and take pictures while moving automatically is the primary inspection and screening to detect the whole thing if there is an abnormality.Other than oil -related areas, the need for effort reduction of patrol inspections for the purpose of detecting abnormalities, especially in areas with low explosion -proof risks.
In the future, we plan to promote technologies and solutions using robots such as drones, by recruiting co -creation partners who work together at ENEOS Kawasaki Lab.Ueno says, "It's the charm of ENEOS Kawasaki Lab to see the place where you actually use a drone in the field, and you can feel it, and even have a discussion in a drone showcase.