Automated Catch'n'Release Anchor Retrieval Device Reliability Test and Materials Research (Old ID 26292)

Principal Investigator

The Catch'n'Release Anchor Retrieval Device provides the safest and most sustainable way to retrieve your anchor. Specifically designed for recreational vessels, the device is easy to attach and in just seconds the anchor is pulled up the same way it went down. The device is designed to be used every time you head out on the boat and serves to protect precious marine habitats by minimising damage while promoting a safet boating experience. However, to prove its reliability, the device will have to pass thousands of connect and disconnect test cylces, which is apparantly not viable via manual operation. Therefore, this project aims to develop a solution for automated Catch'n'Release Anchor Retrieval Device reliability test, which can perform the connect-disconnect process automatically thousands of times. On top of that, corrosion and braking tests will be also introduced between every 500 test cycles to simulate the practical usage cases of this device.

02 Jan 2019 - 02 Jul 2019

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