Remote Operations: Challenges & Opportunities
analysis and interpretation.Seconding personnel to travel and spend time aboard a vessel can be costly, putting more personnel in harm’s way, and adding time lag between survey completion due and data delivery, as well as the time and carbon contribution of travel.Remote operations and communications technology exists to enable the transmission of video and data back to shore, with two-way communication between multiple workstations and stakeholders taking place 24/7 around the globe. This technology facilitates the very functionality required to enable organizations to remove people from austere
MATS, A New Uncrewed Platform for Offshore Wind
; says Marten. “We think manned certification will give us an advantage. If we come across a stumbling block, where a certain authority will not give us certification for unmanned, the USV has a conning station so we can put a man on.”An area that UTEC has paid close attention to is communications technology, especially for remote operations. “Before we started developing a USV we started developing remote services in general and developed a standard piece of hardware and software to enable us to deliver reliably remote services,” says Marten. “Behind that is having
Fugro Taps Sonardyne for Its Uncrewed Vessel Ops
Fugro has chosen underwater positioning and communications technology from Sonardyne to support its global fleet of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). Fugro will integrate Sonardyne’s Mini-Ranger 2 Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) positioning system, configured with the company’s Marine Robotics software extension pack, into its new 12 m-long Blue Essence USV, of which the first vessel will be delivered to Fugro’s base in Perth in February.“The integration of Sonardyne’s positioning system into our unique remote inspection offering
Fugro Inspecting Cygnus Subsea Structures
Sun vessel to carry out the inspection work. Data processors, who would traditionally review the inspection data from onboard the vessel, will complete the work from Fugro’s new Remote Operations Centre (ROC) in Aberdeen, more than 600 miles away.Using new digital compression and communications technology, the ROC team will interpret the inspection information, process the data and report to Neptune in real-time. This speeds up the process while reducing the number of team members physically present on the Edda Sun vessel, supporting the need to socially distance due to COVID-19.Neptune&rsquo
New Subsea Resident Vehicle Solution Taking Shape
;Modus Seabed Intervention’s experience with advanced technology development efforts in subsea docking with Saab Seaeye’s market-leading hybrid AUV (HAUV) enables autonomous offshore operations and we believe it is a natural fit for our environmentally sound PowerBuoy ocean power and communications technology,” Kirby added.Remote operation without the need for surface vessel support or complex power and data umbilical cable systems to offshore platforms or land has the potential to offer tremendous savings over operations that would otherwise require manned vessels – including long-term
MOL Develops Engine Diagnosis Application
four companies are looking to develop the application by fusing ClassNK's "CMAXS LC-A/e-GICSX"(CMAXS) and MOL's FOCUS "Fleet Optimal Control Unified System", which is intended to enhance safe operation and reduce environmental impact through advanced information and communications technology (ICT).The four companies will unite to develop a system called "Fleet Guardian," which encompasses a new implementation of Explainable AI (XAI), the most advanced human-friendly artificial intelligence.Fleet Guardian is expected to eliminate vessel downtime and further improve
MOL Tests FOCUS EYE Project
moved ahead with advanced support of safe operation and reduction of its environmental impact, as set out in the "ISHIN NEXT - MOL SMART SHIP PROJECT -," launched in November 2016, and aims to become the customers' first choice as a logistics partner by applying information and communications technology (ICT) to improve service quality and efficiency
MTR100: Sonardyne International Ltd.
Technologies, and Danish maritime survey software and construction firm EIVA. Both organizations are to remain independently run and with their own brands.Sonardyne’s recent focus includes collaborations with manufacturers of marine autonomous systems (MAS). This spring, its acoustic communications technology has been used onboard an unmanned surface vessel (USV) operating in the North Sea to harvest data from seabed sensor nodes in what is believed to be the first over-the-horizon operation by a UK-based oil major. Around the same time, the company’s BlueComm optical modems were
Unheard Underwater: Covert Communications
around the planet with little, or no interference from the sun. The building blocks to support covert operations are ready and proven.About the AuthorThe Author: Ioseba (Joe) Tena.Ioseba (Joe) Tena is Global Business Manager - Defense & Robotics at underwater positioning, navigation and communications technology company Sonardyne
February 2024
