Kongsberg's Welding Cameras for Subsea pipeline repairs
Kongsberg Maritime Camera Group has designed, manufactured & delivered a new underwater video camera for use on an advanced subsea Remote Pipeline Repair System (RPRS). The cameras are specifically designed to monitor the welding arc and welding pass in an unmanned hyperbaric welding habitat, when operating to depths of 1,500msw. The camera has been extensively tested & qualified for use in an argon gas environment during welding operations. An extremely wide dynamic range (WDR) image sensor is used, which provides the RPRS operating team real-time close-up viewing of the welding
Kongsberg Autonomous Camera Systems for OOI
The Kongsberg Maritime Camera group delivered the first set of cabled IP Digital Still Camera Stations (CAMDS) to the University of Washington. Designed for real-time imaging via the cabled observatory’s Internet connection, the regional CAMDS systems will be deployed as part of the OOI at methane seep and hydrothermal vent sites deep in the ocean. They will capture images of the evolving vents and the bacterial and animal life that grows around them. Each system consists of a HD Digital Stills Camera mounted onto a Pan and Tilt Unit. Also included are LED Lamps, a Dual Laser Reference Unit
February 2025
