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AUV, friend or foe?

Author: Nick Swift, Business Manager, Maritime Security There are more unmanned and autonomous underwater vehicles commercially available today than there has ever been. They offer huge benefits to marine operations, such as reducing manning and increasing safety and efficiency, in markets from oil and gas and ocean science to hydrographic survey and the military. In the …

Starting out in the deep (and robotic) end

Author: Elaine Maslin, Senior Content Writer and Editor There’s nothing like starting a new job at the deep end and at Sonardyne that’s quite literally what happened for me. With my feet barely through the door, I travelled with the team from company headquarters in Blackbushe, Hampshire, down to Plymouth, to join our latest Marine …

Trials Report Part 2: Long range LMF acoustic communications

Author: Edmund Ceurstemont, USBL technical authority   In July last year I reported on the trials we performed off California (Part 1) to demonstrate the impressive tracking performance of our Lower Medium Frequency (LMF) Ranger 2 Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) system. In November we journeyed to the Spanish island of Tenerife – this time to characterise …

BlueComm docks with Cellula Imotus HAUV in tank tests

Vancouver-based Cellula Robotics Ltd has successfully demonstrated the capabilities of its Imotus-1 hovering autonomous underwater vehicle (HAUV) for inspection and data acquisition missions in confined environments. During a week of testing at a pool facility, Imotus-1 navigated using proprietary Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) algorithms to hold station, waypoint track and manoeuvre around obstacles. An …

Student AUV competition hots up in Singapore

Author – Jose Puig – Regional Sales Manager – Asia  Surprisingly, it was a mild weekend in early March that welcomed the student teams participating in annual Singapore AUV Challenge (SAUVC), organized by the IEEE OES Singapore with support of the National University of Singapore and Singapore Polytechnic. The arena for the fifth running of the …

Allseas touches down with Sonardyne dual GyroUSBLs on Lorelay stinger

Allseas, a global leader in offshore pipeline installation and subsea construction, is to take advantage of the performance and operational benefits available from Sonardyne International’s GyroUSBL acoustic positioning technology, following an order for two systems for its 236 metre long lay vessel, Lorelay. Used in conjunction with a Ranger 2 USBL (Ultra-Short BaseLine) topside which …

Ashtead Technology adds Sonardyne SPRINT-Nav subsea navigation systems to rental fleet

Global subsea equipment specialist, Ashtead Technology has selected acoustic and inertial navigation technology from Sonardyne International Ltd. to add to its rental fleet. The multiple SPRINT-Nav systems will be made available to support survey and construction projects using ROVs and AUVs in water depths down to 4,000 metres. SPRINT-Nav makes optimal use of acoustic aiding …

OEM options for your Marine Robotics

Limited by space, layout or weight? Don’t worry; our most popular navigation, tracking and modem products are now available in OEM form meaning you can package them in any way that best suits you. Lodestar AHRS OEM/ SPRINT INS OEM (obsolete) Our 3rd generation Lodestar and SPRINT mechanics addressed many users’ needs for a smaller …

Ocean Robots at Oceanology

Author: Ioseba Tena – Global Business Manager – Marine Robotic Systems I keep telling everyone that’ll listen that now is a great time to be working with ocean robots. And, judging by OI 2018, it will only keep getting better. It’s not any one type of ocean robot that’s doing well, it’s all of them. Spurred …

Sonardyne debuts its smallest ever underwater tracking technology at Underwater Intervention

Subsea technology company, Sonardyne International Ltd, has today unveiled its smallest ever underwater target tracking system, Micro-Ranger 2. The move was made on the opening day of the Underwater Intervention conference and exhibition in New Orleans where the company is showcasing its diving and marine robotics product line-up. Micro-Ranger 2 is Sonardyne’s third Ultra-Short Baseline …