Bedrock Picks Exail’s Phins 9 Navigation for Next-Gen AUV
88.9 x 130 mm, the Phins 9 Compact stands as one of the most compact high-performance INS available in the market. With a power consumption of less than 7 W and a DVL-aided position accuracy of 0.1% TD, it is said to provide ‘exceptional reliability and navigation precision’ for compact subsea vehicles operating in demanding applications with low power requirements.Earlier this week, Exail has introduced a new transoceanic uncrewed surface vessel - the DriX O-16 - designed for long-duration operations of up to 30 days and able to deploy multiple payloads and subsea assets.Exail Introduces
Metron and Cellula Robotics Join Forces for UUV Long Duration Ops
sustainable, long duration operations with zero carbon emissions.According to the companies, the result is a scalable UUV solution using a reconfigurable vehicle profile that will lower risk, reduce cost, and maximize mission flexibility and efficiencies to better serve the U.S. defense, offshore energy, subsea telecommunications, and marine scientific exploration markets."This strategic collaboration signifies a major milestone in harnessing the expertise of Metron and Cellula to advance the frontier of long duration, multi-payload subsea capabilities. We are thrilled to collaborate with Cellula to
AssoJet III Mk2: Asso.subsea Unveils its Most Advanced Jetting ROV
Offshore installation services firm Asso.subsea on Thursday announced the development of a newly built jetting vehicle for cohesionless soil: AssoJet III Mk2."The AssoJet III Mk2 is the most advanced of the ASSO’s jetting ROVs, based on full in-house design which incorporates the vast Asso Group experience in jetting operations," Asso.subsea said.Equipped with more than 1.5 MW of available power, the vehicle is capable of burying up to 3.2m depth and it can deploy an independent eductor system for cleaning operations in addition to backfilling swords. Moreover, the company said the
AutoNaut USV to Trial Winch Cast to 100m
AutoNaut won funding from Innovate UK to develop a method to achieve a winch cast to 100m. The challenge is to get the cast to sink to depth from a wave propelled vessel that does not stop. The trial will take place in Loch Ness in summer 2023. “Since we started the company ten years ago, we have searched for a suitable winch to try this,” said Mike Poole, founding Director of AutoNaut. “This winch fits the special needs of our 5m USV in terms of size, power demand and controllability. Now we need a method to get the cast to sink to the right depth rather than
Mini-ROV Firm BeyonC Joins Chevron's Catalyst Program
Ventures' (CTV) Catalyst Program, an initiative to help early-stage companies mature their technologies with the aim of benefiting the energy industry around the world.The program incentivizes BeyonC to further develop proprietary technology that is designed to improve the safety of performing subsea inspections while reducing carbon emissions, potentially improving asset reliability and reducing cost, the company said.BeyonC says it has patent-pending technology that provides mini-ROVs (remotely operated vehicles) with cost-effective on-demand asset integrity data."The BeyonC technology
MTR100: EvoLogics GmbH
have become enabling technologies for monitoring, exploration and production.EvoLogics are experts in cutting-edge underwater communication and positioning systems, as well as novel robotic solutions. The company’s advanced spread-spectrum technology allows it to deliver optimal results for various subsea applications. EvoLogics products include several series of underwater acoustic modems, underwater acoustic positioning systems (USBL, LBL), the Sonobot surface vehicle for surveying and monitoring, as well as the Quadroin, penguin-shaped AUV, with other uncrewed vehicles currently in development
Kongsberg Maritime Nets Delivery Contract for Largest HUGIN AUV
Norway's maritime tech specialist, Kongsberg Maritime, has secured a delivery contract with an undisclosed partner for a HUGIN Endurance AUV System.HUGIN Endurance is a long-range autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) designed for shore-to-shore operations. It is the largest member of the HUGIN family of AUVs measuring approximately 11 meters in length, with a diameter of 1.2 meters and weighing around 7,000 kilograms."Since the launch in 2021, HUGIN Endurance has garnered interest from the defense sector and from commercial operators, with a focus on reducing both the carbon footprint and cost
Equinor Awards Modus 'World's First' Resident Subsea Drone Contract
to mid-2024, is for underwater intervention drone operations at the offshore field located in the Norwegian part of the North Sea, and will see one of Modus’ Saab Sabertooth HAUVs resident in field "for a significant period. "According to Modus, this is the world’s first resident subsea drone contract by Equinor Energy.The offshore operations will involve in-field autonomous surveys and light interventions with over-the-horizon control from Modus’ Command and Control Centre at its head office in Darlington, UK."Residency, where the vehicle remains docked with a subsea
Back to the Future: Blended Wing Gliders Could Redefine Undersea Warfare
impressive performance characteristics – high speed, high endurance, heavyweight payload capacity - blended wing underwater gliders are well suited to this role. And as navies worldwide double down on investments in undersea warfare technologies, including those related to the emerging area of Subsea and Seabed Warfare (SSW), these gliders could possibly have a kinetic role to play as well, in missions such as minelaying, seabed strike, or even the deployment of first generation mobile, swarming minefields. In an era of headline-grabbing, cutting edge battlefield technologies like hypersonic
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