A seabed ore exploration vehicle and its method for collecting ore

Abstract

The invention discloses a seabed ore exploration vehicle and a method for collecting ore, belonging to the field of seabed engineering. It includes four parts: basic component, gravity adjustment component, propulsion component and collection component. Wherein, the gravity adjustment assembly includes two balance buoyancy chambers, a balance detector arranged between the two balance buoyancy chambers; the propulsion assembly includes a propeller arranged in the middle of the balance buoyancy chamber, and a plurality of track wheels arranged outside the waterproof casing ; The collection component includes a camera unit and a flexible mechanical arm set on the top plate, and a sample collection box set on the top plate. The present invention replaces traditional rigid tracks or rollers with rubber tracks, and adjusts the gravity of the exploration vehicle by balancing the buoyancy chamber to precisely control the pressure and pressure between the tracks and sea mud, reducing the influence of the exploration vehicle by sea mud; The advanced manipulator and drilling probe can adopt a reasonable collection method according to the type of ore for sample collection, which is convenient for multi-point sampling.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the field of seabed engineering, in particular to a seabed ore exploration vehicle and a method for collecting ore. Background technique [0002] With the continuous depletion of terrestrial mineral resources, people began to turn their sights to the vast seabed, where there are nodular ores rich in various metal elements such as manganese, diamond, nickel, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver, aluminum, etc. And the grade is very high, and various exploration vehicles for seabed surveying, mining and transportation have also been born. [0003] Among them, when the exploration vehicle is used for survey, when walking in the sea, due to the special physical characteristics of sea mud, its shear strength, dry density and plasticity are far lower than that of land soil, and its porosity and rheology are also very large. Therefore, it is very different from walking on land, which will seriously affect the situation of the exploration...

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[0003] Among them, when the exploration vehicle is used for survey, when walking in the sea, due to the special physical characteristics of sea mud, its shear strength, dry density and plasticity are far lower than that of land soil, and its porosity and rheology are also very large. Therefore, it is very different from walking on land, which will seriously affect the situation of the exploration vehicle

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