Ocean Explorer series 250 is a smaller, lighter version of DOER's OE1000m ROV system and is designed for direct deployment by two people. Like the larger OE1000m, the 250 series has an open frame, all electric, fiber-optic based design configuration with a 1000m (3300ft) depth rating. The system is engineered to be easily upgraded, and to readily take advantage of today's rapidly changing technologies. The design is modular and utilizes the same cable and human/machine interface control system ...

ICT - Underwater Robots The ICT Centre’s underwater robotics project is focused on developing truly low-cost vision-based Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) suitable for performing tasks such as monitoring, inspection, harvesting, and repair in highly unstructured environments. The effectiveness of AUVs as a tool for open water monitoring and mapping is increasingly recognised by many oceanographic institutions around the world. Using the right mix of sensors, smart navigation, design, gu ...

ACE 3.0 is a fast and powerful open architecture real time, event-driven control engine. The software allows control systems engineers to create highly configurable soft control systems based on re-usable software components. A library of control components are included to address a broad range of configuration options. ACE can be configured as a soft PLC Control System or as a DCS (multiple instances of ACE on a network). Because ACE is flexible and completely customizable, the ISE Control ...

The Controls Group has gained valuable experience developing unique software for ISE`s large, highly engineered projects. Projects such as, THESEUS, an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) traveling 175 km under the arctic ice laying optic fiber cable. The sub after running out of cable, 'turned about' and made the long journey back. A true test of submersible engineering skill and a reliable control engine. Other projects using ACE include remote controlled mining equipment via a satellite lin ...

Phantom Rovor Title: Phantom Rovor Image Number: AC96-0200-1 Date: 1996 Keywords: telepresence robotics Phantom robot water Description: NASA Teleoperated Highly Maneuverable Phantom Rover test, Monterey Bay, California ; Photographer: Eric James; Date: May 22, 1996 Contact If further information or assistance is needed, you may contact: NASA/Ames Research Center Document Development Division Customer Services Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000

Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) have become the workhorse of underwater operations. Their popularity has grown as economic alternatives in environments too deep or unsafe for divers. SMD Hydrovision have made some of the most reliable and innovative ROVs in the market. The designs of some have even been adopted as the 'standard' by our competitors. There are now almost as many applications as there are vehicles themselves; from recreation to heavy contsruction. We make vehicles that are suitable for; observation, inspection, survey, intervention, drill support and construction tasks. As an example they are currently used by the following industries; Military Oil & Gas Scientific Salvage Telecommunications Renewable Energy

At its maximum speed of five knots, the endurance of the AUSS silver-zinc batteries is ten hours. Recharging requires 20 hours. Typical missions have been ten to fifteen hours. Three sets of batteries would allow AUSS to operate indefinitely, with only 3-1/2 hours between 20,000 foot dives. In the summer of 1992 the system performed a series of sea tests off San Diego culminating in a 12,000 foot operation. AUSS conducted side looking sonar search at five knots, and performed detailed optical ...

Conclusion Autonomous surveillance systems have the potential to go well beyond the capabilities of existing and even planned surveillance systems if the current paradigm can be superseded. By employing a swarm of small AUV's communicating with each other it is possible to form a distributed sensor (and possibly an effector) network. In this manner it is possible to introduce mobility, dynamic adaptability, redundancy and mutual assistance into the paradigm. Additionally, the mix of AUV's and t ...