BOSS' Ocean Bottom Seismic Robotic Vehicle Prototype Passes Sea Trials
; Testing other in-vehicle systems."The successful completion of the trials validates the electronics and software system which has been developed by BOSS and highlights its efficacy, underwater. The data collected will be critical in aiding and accelerating the design and development of the final product ahead of commercialization. It marks a significant step towards achieving the BOSS vision for autonomous OBS data acquisition. The next steps are constructing and testing 10+ alpha prototypes, culminating in a seismic sea trial late Q3 [...] in the North Sea," said the company whose
VIDEO Interview: Subsea Europe Services: Driving the ‘Survey System-as-a-Service’ Business Model
still automated platforms with certain aspects of autonomy. Real autonomy means I would give a system a task, like to do a multibeam survey in a specific area with a resolution of X and a point density of Y. Then the system conducts the whole survey takes all decisions autonomously and delivers the final product. To get to this point, we need to take autonomy of the platform and autonomy of the sensor system to the next level. So from our perspective, the roadmap to real autonomy will lead from automated platforms and sensor systems to autonomous platforms and sensor systems and then finally only to
Unique Group Develops UXO Recovery System
Sonardyne Acoustic Lightweight Release Transponder (LRT).Working with known UXO weights and water depths, the UXO-LSDS can be precisely filled to begin the UXO recovery, with the excess air vented out from the pressure release valves. The system has been thoroughly tested from design phase through to final product by Unique Group and Bodac’s teams of experienced technical personnel. The product is available globally and can be customized based on client-specific needs
NORBIT DCT – Hydrographic Survey Made Easy
can perform bathymetry missions which in the past would not be in their reach.However, the survey tools, available commercially, still prove to limit the full potential of the new emerging markets due to its complexity on both, setup, installation and operation as well as data post-processing and final product deliverables.To address these emerging market needs, NORBIT has recently developed a survey utility called Data Collection Tool (DCT) to facilitate a simpler survey operation and provide a means to collect quality bathymetric data, ready to be post-processed and delivered to the end client.What
Performing Coating Systems for Different Applications
activity. So besides durability and the knowledge that the coating would stay on for long enough, the owner and the local authorities wanted to be absolutely sure that no toxic elements would be leaching into the aquatic environment. Not during regular activity and not during cleaning.EcolastThe final product in the family is Ecolast and was launched in 2016. This coating is ultraviolet (UV) light resistant and preserves its color while at the same time offering the corrosion and abrasion protection our coatings are known for.Regular coatings will quickly lose their original color when exposed to
Seamless Hydrographic Workflow: Processing Evolved
workflows to deliver detailed and accurate information in an efficient manner. Issues arise due the incorporation of a variety of software solutions within a single non-seamless (acquisition through deliverable) workflow. This often results in an accumulation of human error which leads to inaccurate final products and/or poor decisions with undesirable consequences (Beaudoin, 2017). Advancements in the hydrographic workflow by researchers and engineers at Quality Positioning Systems (QPS) have automated the mundane, human-error prone tasks and guide users through the hydrographic workflow. This workflow
The Autonomous Future of Seabed Mapping
;I’m taking this year very much as a learning exercise to find the limits of the technology and to start to introduce the autonomous systems as a natural choice. Initially, the ASV usage will be in coastal, lake and river surveys, complemented by the UAVs to ensure a seamless Sea and Land final product. The MUNIN AUV will be tasked with pipeline and cable inspection surveys. It is more about using the same survey methods but with a new platform - like getting used to using an electric car instead of a petrol one.” Over the next year, 4D Ocean will test the performance of
Creating Superior Buoyancy with Air
that not only manufactures hollow glass microspheres but can also carry out testing of density, strength, moisture content and more, before the HGMS are incorporated into composite buoyancy systems. Following this, the finished buoyancy package should then go through its own testing to ensure the final product meets the density, weight and strength parameters for the project. Typical buoyancy tests that should be performed on the final package include: Hydrostatic testing of full cubic feet buoyancy blocks, Cycle testing for 1,000 times, Full testing to hydrostatic pressure
Unmanned Underwater Vehicles: Is Bigger Better?
that is behind making it work. As an example, the current USB specification is several hundred pages long and the evolutionary product of over 22 years of work across many industry players,” he says. “And that’s just the paperwork for the agreed upon interface standard, not the final product itself.” Good, a retired Navy captain and former program manager for LCS mission modules, says that in conversations with OPNAV and Congressional staffs, he’s found that the significant effort behind integration is not well understood – and almost always undervalued
February 2024
