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Masters · 1500 h · 11 modules
Master's in Robotic Maintenance of Offshore Wind Farms
The Master's in Robotic Maintenance of Offshore Wind Farms Prepares you to plan and manage the robotic inspection and maintenance of offshore wind farms. You will study the components of fixed and floating turbines, the use of aer
Duration1500 h
FormatOnline
Starts7 December
Places20 / 20
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Programme overview
What is the Master’s in Robotic Maintenance of Offshore Wind Farms?
The Master's in Robotic Maintenance of Offshore Wind Farms
Prepares you to plan and manage the robotic inspection and maintenance of offshore wind farms. You will study the components of fixed and floating turbines, the use of aerial drones, underwater vehicles and crawler robots on blades, towers, foundations and cables, non-destructive testing techniques, data analysis and predictive maintenance, as well as safety, offshore logistics and the business case for these solutions across the life of a wind farm.
Key advantages
- A growing sector: Offshore wind needs new ways to operate and maintain assets.
- The whole turbine: Blades, tower, nacelle, foundation, moorings and cables.
- Robots in air, on the surface and on the seabed: Drones, ROVs, AUVs, USVs and crawler robots.
- From data to decisions: Predictive maintenance and asset management.
- Your own project: A robotic inspection and maintenance plan for a wind farm.
Programme type
Master's Degree
Study mode
Online
Duration
1,500 hours
Modules
11
Programme highlights
- Know the asset: Master the components of an offshore wind turbine.
- Inspect with robots: Deploy drones, ROVs and crawler robots.
- Detect damage: Use non-destructive testing and computer vision.
- Anticipate failures: Implement data-driven predictive maintenance.
- Boost your career: Open doors to developers, operators, contractors and robotics firms.
- Train to maintain offshore wind more safely, with less risk and better data.
Curriculum
Programme Structure
The programme is structured in 11 modules, listed below in order of study.
01
Fundamentals of Offshore Wind
- The evolution of offshore wind
- Wind turbine components
- Fixed foundations
- Floating platforms and moorings
- Array and export cables
- Offshore substations
- Wind farm life cycle
- Metocean conditions
- Industry standards and technical guidance
- Technology trends
02
Offshore Operations and Maintenance
- Maintenance strategies
- Corrective, preventive and predictive maintenance
- Common failure modes
- Availability and production
- Turbine access
- Operations and maintenance vessels
- Weather windows
- Logistics and spare parts
- Operations and maintenance costs
- Performance indicators
03
Robotics for Offshore Environments
- The offshore robotics landscape
- Requirements of the marine environment
- Aerial drones
- Uncrewed surface vessels
- Remotely operated vehicles
- Autonomous underwater vehicles
- Crawler and contact robots
- Robots inside the nacelle
- Levels of autonomy
- Technology readiness of solutions
04
Blade Inspection and Repair
- Blade damage
- Leading edge erosion
- Lightning strikes
- Visual inspection with drones
- Thermography
- Contact inspection
- Robotic blade repair
- Protective coatings
- Managing inspection data
- Prioritising repairs
05
Towers, Foundations and Submerged Structures
- Corrosion in splash and submerged zones
- Cathodic protection
- Fatigue of welded joints
- Seabed scour
- Marine growth
- ROV inspection
- Robotic cleaning
- Thickness measurement
- Inspecting floating moorings
- Inspecting transition pieces
06
Subsea Cables and Substations
- Types of subsea cable
- Common cable faults
- Burial depth surveys
- AUV cable tracking
- Distributed fibre optic sensing
- Cable protection
- Substation inspection
- Robots in confined spaces
- Cable repair
- Managing electrical risk
07
Non-Destructive Testing and Sensors
- Fundamentals of non-destructive testing
- Ultrasonic testing
- Eddy current testing
- Advanced visual inspection
- Sonar and bathymetry
- LiDAR and photogrammetry
- Computer vision for damage detection
- Sensor calibration
- Data quality
- Certification requirements for testing
08
Data, Digital Twins and Predictive Maintenance
- SCADA systems
- Condition monitoring
- Vibration analysis
- Machine learning for failure prediction
- Wind turbine digital twins
- Integrating inspection data
- Asset management systems
- Risk-based planning
- Cybersecurity
- Data-driven decision-making
09
Safety, Logistics and Robot Operations
- Risks of offshore work
- Reducing human exposure
- Risk analysis of robotic operations
- Launch and recovery from vessels
- Docking stations at wind farms
- Remote operation from shore
- Communications across the farm
- Operating procedures
- Incident management
- Operator training
10
Economics, Contracting and Regulation
- Levelised cost of energy and maintenance
- Cost-benefit analysis of robotisation
- Service contracting models
- Warranties and liabilities
- Insurance
- Drone regulation
- Regulation of autonomous marine vehicles
- Health and safety standards
- Sustainable maintenance
- Innovation and pilot projects
11
Master's Final Project: Robotic Maintenance Plan for an Offshore Wind Farm
- Describing the wind farm
- Failure mode analysis
- Selecting robotic technologies
- Designing the inspection campaign
- Logistics and weather windows
- Data management plan
- Safety analysis
- Economic analysis
- Writing the dissertation
- Defence before a panel
Workload
Study Time and Workload
1500 hours of study, online and at your own pace. Move the slider to the hours a week you can really put in.
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Who it is for
Mechanical, electrical, industrial or naval engineers: who want to specialise in offshore wind Wind operations and maintenance technicians: looking to adopt robotic solutions Inspection company professionals: who work with drones or underwater vehicles Energy asset managers: who need to optimise maintenance Robotics developers: who want to apply their technology to wind energy
Faculty
Academic direction and faculty
The teaching team at Navalis: working professionals who deliver and oversee the institute's programmes.
Eng. Diego Cifuentes
Cap. Javier Abaroa (MCA)
Dr. Pau Ferrer
Dr. Nuria Llobregat
Eng. Javier Bañuls
Eng. Sofía Marquina
Eng. Tomás Riera
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Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
- 01Understand offshore wind
- 02Select robotic solutions
- 03Plan inspections
- 04Apply inspection techniques
- 05Manage maintenance data
- 06Assess feasibility
Careers
Career Opportunities
01Offshore wind O&M engineer: Planning and managing maintenance.
02Robotic inspection lead: Campaigns with drones, ROVs and robots.
03Asset integrity engineer: Managing structural risk.
04Predictive maintenance analyst: Data models and digital twins.
05Robotics product engineer: Adapting robots to the wind sector.
06Offshore wind consultant: Technical and economic advice.
Questions
Entry Requirements
No. Safety training required to work on wind farms, such as GWO courses, is separate and is not replaced by this programme.
No. Pilot licences and non-destructive testing certifications follow their own official processes.
Yes. The specific features of floating platforms, moorings and dynamic cables are covered.
It is not essential. Data analysis tools are introduced gradually.
A robotic inspection and maintenance plan for an offshore wind farm, with technical, safety and economic analysis.
100% online, with a virtual campus available 24/7, live sessions that are recorded, and tutorials with the teaching staff.
The programme involves 1500 hours of study. You can work at your own pace within the timetable we give you when you enrol.
Each programme has its own start date, shown on this page and confirmed by our admissions team when you enquire.
On completing the programme you receive the Master's in Robotic Maintenance of Offshore Wind Farms qualification awarded by Navalis Magna Institute.
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Admissions Process
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Entry requirements
Academic/professional profile: A degree in engineering (industrial, mechanical, electrical, naval, energy or similar), physics or a related field; or proven professional experience in the wind, offshore or inspection sector. Language: A good working level of English to follow classes and materials. Technical requirements: A computer with a stable internet connection, an up-to-date browser and a webcam for live sessions and project presentations. Admissions process: Online application, profile review and a short interview with the academic team. We confirm your start date when you enquire
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