Main objectives:
1. To demonstrate the pressure vessel internal inspection robot in a real field use case.
2. To evaluate the demonstration results of the pressure vessel internal inspection robot in a real field use case against the specifications and requirements.
Sieger Terpstra
PETROBOT Coordinator & Work Package 7 Leader: Management and coordination
Principal Integrity Engineer – Shell Sieger works in the Inspection Technology team in the Technology Centre of Shell in Amsterdam. With a background in Applied Physics he started on the development and implementation of non-destructive testing techniques, and characterising their performance. After a coordinating role in the downstream central function and responsibility for a structural […]
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Joakim Andersson
Work Package 1 Leader: Development of pressure vessel inspection
Project leader – DEKRA Industrial AB Joakim has a background in Non Destructive Testing (NDT) with development and adaptation of inspection methods for various applications often with a mechanised/automatised solution.
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Ekkehard Zwicker
Work Package 2 Leader: Development of inline tank inspection
CEO – ALSTOM Inspection Robotics. Ekki has a background in product development and innovation strategies. Ekki was involved in setting up several spin off companies at the Swiss Institute for Technology (ETH) in Zürich.
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Prashant Potnis
Work Package 3 Leader: Demonstration of pressure vessel inspection
Inspection and Integrity Engineer, Shell Global Solutions International B.V. Prashant has been involved in development and deployment of various NDE tools for inspection and in particular, he is involved in validation of robotic inspection. Prashant received his PhD in Solid mechanics and materials engineering from the University of Oxford and has 3 years of work […]
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Moritz Oetiker
Co. Work Package 2 Leader
Senior Engineer – ALSTOM Inspection Robotics. Moritz has a PhD in dynamic systems and control and is an expert for robotic navigation and mechatronics. As senior robotic engineer Moritz is in charge of the navigation in WP2 and co. project leader of WP2.
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Andreas Schler
Project Manager – Innospection Germany GmbH Work Package 1 & 2: Provision of the eddy current testing units With a background in managing all aspects of pipeline inspection projects for 17 years and magnetic eddy current inspections since 2.5 years, Andreas is responsible for the provision and integration of the eddy current measuring unit in […]
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