Metron and Cellula Robotics Join Forces for UUV Long Duration Ops
into Cellula's Solus and Imotus families of vehicles to deliver AI-enabled situational awareness and execute real-time onboard mission adaption, rerouting and replanning, all with a multi-payload management system and the flexibility for ship or port-to-port mission deployments.Cellula's Solus-LR and Solus-XR platforms (the latter with an operational range of at least 5,000 kilometers), will be equipped with Cellula's hydrogen fuel cell technology, supporting sustainable, long duration operations with zero carbon emissions.According to the companies, the result is a scalable UUV solution
Cellula Robotics Starts Trials for Its XLUUV
Robotics announced it has commenced sea trials of its Solus-XR extra large unmanned underwater vehicles (XLUUV), signifying a key step in the company's development of its long range hydrogen fuel cell powered autonomous underwater systems.Building upon the foundation of Cellula's preceding Solus-LR, the Solus-XR XLUUV is the largest UUV ever developed in Canada. Featuring environmental friendly hydrogen fuel cell technology, the vehicle is crafted to attain unparalleled operational ranges, reaching 5,000 kilometers.Through its port-to-port mission capability, Solus-XR removes the necessity for
Viewport3 Gets UK Nod for Remote Inspection
Aberdeen-based 3D scanning specialists, Viewport3, have become the first business in the UK to be approved for Remote Inspection Techniques (RIT) using underwater photogrammetry by Lloyd’s Register (LR).The certification was granted to Viewport3 following a successful offshore project along with an onshore validation trial, which involved using photogrammetry to verify mooring chain link critical dimensions to a sub-millimetric level – a level of accuracy and data density that far exceeds those attained by traditional approaches. As a result, the Viewport3 team have developed new reporting
MTR100: For USVs and AUVs, is it a Hydrogen Future?
USV left the shipyard of Tuco Marine - ProZero Workboats in Denmark and arrived in Chania, Crete. There, it will have its systems, including instrumentation and the hydrogen PEM fuel cell, integrated, followed by testing over winter.Cellula RoboticsThe mini AUV shown as it would be launched from the Solus LR underwater.Developing a hydrogen powered AUV has also been a goal for Canada’s Cellula Robotics – and this summer it got its system into the water. Its goal is to get to 2,000 km endurance with its hydrogen fuel cell powered Solus-LR vehicle. Cellula’s SeaWolf project, with the Australian
Cellula Robotics Sells Seafloor Drill Division to Focus on AUVs
Cellula Robotics has sold its Seafloor Drill Division to an unnamed company, to focus on its autonomous underwater vehicle business.Cellula said that the sale would facilitate its focus on the development of proven, trusted autonomy as it brings its fuel cell powered, long-range AUVs, Solus-LR and -XR to market. The investment will also support the ongoing development of Imotus-S, Cellula's latest AUV innovation for vessel signature measurement, the company said."We are thrilled to complete this milestone in Cellula's history," said Eric Jackson, President at Cellula, "with
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered AUV Demonstrated
Canadian marine technology company Cellula Robotics Ltd. announced the successful completion of various demonstration missions using the hydrogen fuel cell powered autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), Solus-LR.The missions, executed in Vancouver's Indian Arm inlet on July 15, demonstrated the remarkable autonomous launch of a micro-AUV from Solus-LR while submerged and underway. Following the launch, the micro-AUV surfaced and transmitted a status message to Solus-LR's command and control center via Iridium satellite. The operation was the first of its kind and demonstrated near real-time
XLUUV: If You Build It, They Will Buy
large UUVs. In addition to the Anduril partnership, the RAN, through Australian defense cooperative research center Trusted Autonomous Systems, is tapping British Columbia-based Cellula Robotics to develop the SeaWolf XLUUV. Cellula is the developer of the Solus family of AUVs, which includes the Solus-LR, a hydrogen fuel-cell powered XLUUV with a range in excess of 2000km. The 12 meter technology demonstrator, to be rolled out in late 2022, or early 2023, will have a range of over 5000 km, and will include contributions from Australian sub-contractors Mission Systems, Ocean Wave Consulting, East Consulting
Cellula Robotics, Trusted Autonomous Systems Developing Fuel-cell Powered XLUUV for Australian Navy
power system and two modular 2,500 liter flooded payload bays.With a 12-meter by 1.7-meter hull, SeaWolf can be shipped in a single 40' ISO container. Ron Allum has been sub-contracted by Cellula to implement a robust thruster and battery system"Cellula is excited to take the DRDC-funded Solus-LR project to the next level of capability with TAS and RAN," said Adrian Woodroffe, Business Development Manager at Cellula. "Our fuel cell power system is the key enabler that gives SeaWolf a game-changing submerged range and payload capacity."CEO of TAS, Professor Jason Scholz
Industry-First: SEA-KIT's USV Gets LR Certificate
, operation and construction of its latest Unmanned Surface Vessel. We are pleased to provide certification and safety assurance of SEA-KIT’s unmanned system.”Unmanned systems technologies continue to gain a stronghold in the offshore sector, SEA-KIT said. Fugro’s SEA-KIT USVs are already working on commercial projects around the world, with multiple additional builds planned that include a larger vessel later this year, the developer added.Ivar de Josselin de Jong, Global Director Remote Inspection at Fugro, said: “This is a ground-breaking milestone as it provides the framework
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