iXblue Nav Tech onboard Mayfolower
and unmanned ship is set to cross the Atlantic in April 2021, to commemorate the fourth centenary of the original Mayflower voyage and will rely on iXblue’s Octans Attitude & Heading Reference System (AHRS) to get key navigation information during its transatlantic voyage. Based on the Fiber-Optic Gyroscope (FOG) technology, the Octans AHRS will provide the MAS with highly accurate and robust navigation information such as the ship’s heading, roll, pitch and heave.“We’ve depended on iXblue Phins and Octans for years across many commercial and defense programs. The Octans
iXblue Tech for Oz Navy's New Offshore Patrol Vessels
French tech company iXblue will deliver inertial navigation systems and gyrocompasses for new Royal Australian Navy’s SEA1180 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV). Based on Fiber-Optic Gyroscope technology, iXblue’s inertial navigation systems will provide the 12 new Arafura Class vessels with highly accurate and reliable navigation capabilities in all environments, including within GNSS-denied operational areas, iXblue said.David Cunningham, commercial director at iXblue: "We would like to thank the Royal Australian Navy and our Defence industry partners for their trust in our navigation
Fugro Starts Shallow Water Survey for 2Africa Fiber-Optic Cable Project
Offshore surveyor Fugro has kicked off its shallow water campaign for the “2Africa” subsea fiber-optic cable project.The cable project, once completed, will connect 23 countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe and deliver more than the total combined capacity of all subsea data cables serving Africa today.Fugro is providing offshore and onshore survey services, including a geophysical route survey and shallow geotechnical testing to overcome any challenges along the planned route.The Dutch company started its survey program for Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), which includes a
Halliburton, TechnipFMC Launch Acoustic Sensing Solution for Subsea Wells
while improving reservoir knowledge, the companies said in a joint statement on Thursday."The Odassea service integrates hardware and digital systems to strengthen digital capabilities in subsea reservoir monitoring and production optimization," the statement reads.Halliburton provides the fiber optic sensing technology, completions, and analysis for reservoir diagnostics, while TechnipFMC provides the optical connectivity from the topside to the completions. Through the collaboration, operators can accelerate full field subsea fiber optic sensing, design, and execution, Halliburton and
Autonomous ANTX: Seismic Survey Tech and Port Security
detect surface and underwater threats and coordinate a non-lethal mitigation against them. The threats were divers (real and mechanical/dummy) and unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), including Remus and Riptide UUVs. Atlas Electronik’s Cerberus was used to detect the threats, while their SeaFox fiber optic guided mine countermeasure tool was used to intercept and inspect them and a Stingray capture net from Marine Arresting Technologies from Florida was also deployed. Approximately twenty people from companies and Navy groups took part. A CONOPS (concept of operations) plan was decided and setup
Subsea Umbilicals Demand Hit by COVID-19
the global economy recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic,” says Rystad Energy oilfield service analyst Henrik Fiskadal.Not the same downturnThe materials most commonly found in the manufacturing of umbilicals are high-grade stainless steel, carbon steel armor wire, hydraulic hoses, power cables, fiber optic cables and thermoplastic resins. In addition to the materials, engineering labor is the next largest cost input involved in the manufacturing of umbilicals. Therefore, the more complicated and unique is the design, the more strenuous and costly the fabrication and installation processes, Rystad
Seamor Marine Debuts New ROV with 3km Capacity
;s hydroelectric generation companies has begun using it for tunnel inspections of two hydroelectric projects on the Old Chiriqui River. “We are excited to bring this new innovation to the pipeline industry,” said Robin Li, President of Seamor Marine. “The ROV 3-kilometer fiber optic tether and reel system expands the range of our vehicles from two kilometers to three kilometers, allowing our clients to perform long-distance inspections more cost-efficiently and with less of an environmental impact.”Panama’s hydroelectric generation company, Electron Investment
Teledyne Marine: Something for Everyone at OI London
.On-water demos will highlight a full suite of our technologies, including ultra-high-resolution mid-water RESON SeaBat T50-R Extended Range with a built in INS multibeam echosounder, Odom’s new compact single beam echosounder, RD Instruments TASMAN DVL and Teledyne TSS Saturn high accuracy fiber optic INS, Optech TLS-M3 high-resolution laser scanner, PDS and CARIS On-board software, and Benthos new GNSS Survey Feature for easy recovery of acoustic release deployments.Full details here
Exploring Under The ice (& Keeping your AUV in one piece)
addition to the most recent Antarctica mission, ISE’s AUVs have been to the Arctic multiple times. Notably, two of ISE’s AUVs created for Canada’s Project Cornerstone completed 1000km of under ice survey in 2010, and for Project Spinnaker ISE-built Theseus laid 100s of kilometers of fiber optic cable.A multitude of factors led to these successful operations, and in this article we’ll discuss some of the inherent dangers of working under polar ice and how they were mitigated.Why are under AUV missions challenging?Every time an AUV descends to explore unknown regions, there is aPhoto:
