DeepOcean Deploys Its First Autonomous Drone for Inspection of Offshore Structures
. Deepocean is running the AID from the Remota control center.The AID is based on a Rover MK2 ROV from Argus Remote Systems, with upgraded hardware and software packages. Argus is responsible for AID platform and navigation algorithm. DeepOcean is responsible for the digital twin platform, mission planner software and live view of the AID in operation, while Vaarst is responsible for machine vision camera “Subslam 2x” for autonomous navigation and data collection.The AID measures 1.25 x 0.85 x 0.77 meters and weighs 320 kilograms in air and can operate in water depths down to 3,000 meters
Meet the Seastick
; To that end, Seastick is designed to work in almost every field an AUV could work, for both civil and a military uses. According to Nardini, a key design diffentiator is its dual control method. It is possible to operate the vehicle in automatic mode, by loading a mission made through its mission planner software, and it is also possible to operate in manual mode through Wi-Fi while on surface and through umbilical cable while submerged, making it behave like a ROV. “Often, to keep things smoother and more simple you need some new technology, since the old one isn’t suitable for that
February 2025
