by Robert Kurson. He continued, "We truly feel like we are investing in the future and could not be more excited about having Hydroid's and Edge Tech's technology working for us. I've spent more than 20 years working as a commercial diver and the one thing I've learned is that you need the right tool for the job. REMUS is the right tool." Chatterton and the UAEC are currently investigating the possibility of purchasing a second REMUS 100 unit, and plan to build their new company around the technology, due to its impressive functionality, portability and reliability. "I think AUV technology is definitely the future for underwater exploration," Chatterton continued. "Until now, there has been an issue with delivering reliable hardware that can support the promises of AUV technology. Hydroid has addressed this with the REMUS - it is just what we're looking for."
AML Announces Asian Facility
DMT Deepworker 2000 DOVs Heading to Palau
Deep Marine Technology, Inc. (DMT) entered into a one year contract with the Coral Reef Research Foundation (CRRF) in Palau, to provide two Deepworker 2000 Directly Operated Vehicles (DOVs) and support personnel for utilization in its deepwater marine collections contract with the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI). Scheduled to arrive in Palau in January 2008, DMT's Deepworker 2000 submersibles will
enable the CRRF to begin collection of deepwater marine samples, for the National Cancer Institute's research program, at depths previously unobtainable by divers or other available collection techniques. The CRRF and its director, Dr. Patrick Colin, have had the prestigious U.S. National Cancer Institute's shallow water marine collection contract since 1992. Palau is the home base for the program which ranges throughout the Indo-Pacific region. This is part of a world-wide
MSI, FarSounder Collaborate
The on-going technology collaboration between Materials Systems Inc. (MSI) of Littleton, Mass., and FarSounder Inc. of Providence, RI, continues to generate new customer orders for the FS-3 Forward-Looking Obstacle Avoidance System. Each FS-3 system delivered by FarSounder has incorporated a curved, custom-designed MSI broadband transmitter and multi-element receive array to provide 3-D obstacle avoidance and shallow water navigation capabilities for ferries, cruise ships, and yachts. Recent FS-3 customers include ResidenSea's The World, the first luxury condominium cruise ship; two high speed "hybrid" passenger ferries operated by the San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority (WTA); and a Survey Motor Vessel for the Royal Australian Navy. According to FarSounder CEO, Cheryl Zimmerman, "FS-3 customers are primarily concerned with the safety of passengers, as well as whale avoidance. With the recent sinking of the passenger ship Explorer in the Antarctic, vessel owner/operators like ResidenSea and the WTA are feeling an added sense of responsibility to use the latest in navigation safety equipment." MSI's array and FarSounder's processing technology enable the FS-3 to create a three-dimensional, high resolution, 90 degree image with each ping, providing an updated display every 1-2 seconds. As a result, the FS-3 simultaneously provides all range, bearing, and depth information needed to rapidly detect obstacles and navigate in shallow water. MSI has worked closely with FarSounder's design team to develop a design that meets their stringent performance and cost requirements. The FS-3 array design leverages MSI's unique injection molding and layered manufacturing techniques for producing economical, high element count, 3-D arrays for undersea imaging. The FS-3 array is now entering its fifth year of continuous production
Applied Microsystems (AML) opened a sound velocity calibration facility in Singapore. Sea and Land Technologies (SALT) -- AML's sales and service partner for the Asia Pacific Region -- will host the new calibration facility. Immediate capabilities include: time-of-flight sound velocity, with accuracies of ± 0.05 m/s; temperature, to accuracies of ± 0.005 °C; and pressure, with temperature compensation, to accuracies of ± 0.05%FS. For more information on SALT's new calibration facility, visit AML's website at www.appliedmicrosystems.com or contact Mike Penny at mike@appliedmicrosystems.com
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