A Robot Fleet Management System for the Energy Industry

This paper presents a robot fleet management system designed for the energy industry. The aim of the system is to simplify and optimize the monitoring and inspection process in energy plants using a fleet of robots and sensors. The proposed architecture follows a plugin-oriented approach, where each functionality is implemented as a plugin that can be individually enabled and configured based on specific monitoring requirements. The plugins can handle different tasks including event detection, mission coordination, data collection, and analytics. They interface between the automated monitoring hardware and an analytics dashboard providing real- time information and historical data for plant monitoring and problem detection. The platform is divided into two main layers: the Development Kit and the Analytics Dashboard. The Development Kit can be used by Robotics and Software Engineers to develop, test, and deploy new plugins. A web interface with interactive elements, including 3D environmental mapping and data visualization, enhances the user experience.