Tuesday 15 Dec 20The drones to be used for safety inspections of ships in the future passed the first ‘go-no-go test’ with flying colours. Three different drones were used for the demonstrations, each designed for an array of specialist functions. The recent demonstration was therefore carried out in a wooden replica of a ship’s tank in the basement of DTU. The replica is almost as big as the 3D model of a ship’s tank on which it is modelled and painted grey to emulate a real tank as closely as possible. In 2021, the researchers are also hoping to be able to test the drone in a real ship’s tank, i.e.