Ohmex Presents New ASV Control Box at OI
Ohmex presented the new HyDrone ASV with its integrated mission control box at the 36th Oceanology International held in the London Excel venue. The same ASV (Autonomous Surface Vessel) control box was demonstrated live at the show with the larger Echoboat designed for oceanographic applications.
The demonstration, held in the adjacent London Docklands, showed the complete sequence of mission planning software, vessel launch/deployment, hydrographic data acquisition, live tracking and finally vessel recovery with data retrieval.
Visiting the show, Muneer Hassan, sales manager of UK Leica distributor SCCS, commented that their existing rental HyDrone “had been busy since its purchase in January,” so he placed a forward order at the booth for their second HyDrone ASV due for delivery in May this year.