Eelume Partners with Exail
Exail was selected by Eelume to supply its Phins Compact C3 Inertial Navigation System (INS) for Eelume's new S-Series all-terrain autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV).The Eelume S-Series is a new generation of all-terrain AUVs specifically designed for mapping and operating in challenging underwater terrains. Unlike traditional AUVs, they boast 360° of maneuverability in roll and pitch, offering versatility and sustainability in accessing previously unreachable environments.Providing highly accurate and robust navigation data, the Phins Compact C3 INS will enhance Eelume AUVs'
UTEC Puts Upgraded AUV on Try-Outs Offshore Australia
the support of UTEC’s AUV specialists from the UK.Following on from the training and trials completed since the AUV arrived in Perth at the end of 2022, UTEC has finalized a significant program of upgrades and improvements of the system.These included INS/Doppler velocity log (DVL) modules (PHINS C3 and Pathfinder DVL); battery modules increasing mission endurance from six hours to 12; cNode USBL modules and nose cone enabling USBL tracking, aiding acoustic communications to the AUV and incorporating a new eight-megapixel camera in the nosecone.The control modules also received upgrades including
AUV Extravaganza: Tech Advances in Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
for the U.S. Navy, HII’s REMUS 300 is being delivered to customers, mostly in the military domain.The 2.5m-long, 19cm-diameter dry hull-design vehicle is designed for work at up to 5 knots down to 300 m, with modular battery options allowing up to 10, 20 or 30 hours endurance. It has iXblue Phins C3 INS, Teledyne DVL and acoustic LBL aiding for navigation, plus side scan sonar, with a raft of optional payloads.It has a common operating system for interoperability with all other REMUS vehicles and an open-architecture and modularity to enable easy integration of hardware and software, with optional
Water-based Corrosion Innovation Awarded UK Patent
problematic due to the challenges in producing effective and stable dispersions for water-based systems. AGM’s range of water-based dispersions have now been demonstrated to enhance corrosion performance in such systems. This technology development enables primer systems to achieve ISO 12944 category C3 or C4 corrosion rating performance where typical environments include urban and industrial atmospheres, moderate sulphur dioxide pollution, or coastal areas with low to moderate salinity.Adrian Potts, Chief Executive Officer or AGM said, “The global cost of corrosion is substantial and there
BOSS' Ocean Bottom Seismic Robotic Vehicle Prototype Passes Sea Trials
optimization.'Marine Seismic Survey Disruptor' Gets Industry FundingThe primary objectives of the tOBSrV testing and sea trial were to: Conduct in-water trials to demonstrate BOSS progress towards a functioning Ocean Bottom Robotic Vehicle (OBSrV) and associated communication, command, and control (C3) systems; Demonstrate early-stage tracking and control user interfaces and visualization; Demonstrate automated topside USBL acoustic tracking and acoustic message dispatching systems; Demonstrate external position parsing onboard tOBSrV via acoustic message and implementation in navigation control
$4.4m Marine Energy Mooring, Anchoring and Quick-connect System Project set for Trials
Ternan Energy, wave and tidal energy developers CorPower Ocean and Sustainable Marine Energy Limited, mooring experts TTI Marine Renewables, EMEC (European Marine Energy Centre) and marine renewable energy modelling experts from the University of Edinburgh.Mooring installation work involving CorPower's C3 WEC. Image courtesy CorPower OceanArtist Illustration of a CorPower's WEC array. Image courtesy CorPower Ocea
Silva Tapped to Lead Corpower Ocean Portuguese Ops
for widescale supply of our new generation WECs.”Corpower Portugal plans to create 15 highly qualified engineering jobs in the next years, covering composite design and manufacturing, mechanical, electrical, control and marine operations. The first job profiles have been advertised here.CorPower C3 WEC deployment at EMEC Scapa Flow site. (Credit Green Marine
Hunting Hydrocarbons
into the sensor payload, for a geochemical survey in the Gulf of Papua, offshore Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific. The Davaria project was a multi-client speculative data shoot, to gather evidence of hydrocarbon seeps, using a glider equipped with two fluorometers (Wetlabs SeaOWL and Turner C3).Then, in 2017, the firm undertook the self-funded Yampi Geochemical Glider Survey, a research and development project in the Browse Basin, off Australia’s northwest coast, to detect gas seeps. This time the survey incorporated the use of methane sensor technology, which have been used on AUVs
New Navigation Module for Gavia AUV
Teledyne Gavia, manufacturer of the Gavia autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), said it has released a new navigation module that incorporates iXblue’s new Phins Compact C3 with a Teledyne RDI 1200 kHz Workhorse. The system is another high quality option for customers interested in high accuracy navigation at a competitive market price and in a compact form, Teledyne Gavia said. The Gavia AUV can be utilized in various applications, including geophysical surveys, cable and pipeline surveys, environmental surveys and under ice surveys, as well as Mine Countermeasures (MCM), Rapid Environmental
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