C-Innovation won a multi-year ROV operational con- designed to significantly reduce operator workload and tract by Heerema Marine Contractors, for seven ROV sys- distraction caused by separate systems for sonar, navigatems starting in 2009. C-Innovation's high specification tion, video capture, and vehicle control. Schilling Robotics UHDs, combined with new situationThe Pro 4 is even more portable than its predecessor. al awareness subsea visualization, navigation and world- The submersible is the same size and weight, but the topwide satellite communications, provide an operational side control, with two screens (a laptop for control inforconvergence with Heerema Marine Contractors subsea mation coupled with a high-brightness screen, each of operational goals for the future. ROV operations will be which can display video, sonar, navigation, sensor inforcoordinated by C-Innovation from the GoM, Brazil, mation, etc.) is actually smaller and lighter than the preNorthsea and West Africa to support Heerema Marine vious single-duty control box. Contractors' worldwide operations. The Pro 4 is part of an industry-wide initiative to go At Underwater Intervention in New Orleans VideoRay beyond separate "point" technology solutions to a "syspresented the latest model in its top-of-the line tems" approach to solving underwater tasks. The Pro 4 Professional series -- the VideoRay Pro 4. The Pro 4 has series ROVs will be sold in configurations such as the PS entirely new internal electronics, including camera, (Port Security Configuration) and CD (Commercial Dive processor, and drive train. Topside control is Configuration) designed to solve a specific or based on Panasonic Toughbook laptop series of underwater tasks, with VideoRay computers, with new software that providing single solutions across the integrates several functions while many technologies involved. For dynamically reconfiguring for example, video and still capture, ease of use. multi-beam imaging sonars, The Pro 4 submersible ROV systems involving tethoffers more than twice the er deployment, display, convertical thrust of the Pro 3, trol, and vehicles, and other and 50% greater horizontal appropriate technologies thrust. A depth rating of will be delivered with sin305 m (1000 ft.) is stangle-source documentation, dard. Improvements in the training, maintenance, and electronics allow for both repair. Users will be able to greater total tether length (up concentrate on their underwato 600 m) and better power transter missions without concern Triton XLX from mission over longer tethers. Existing about how one component is cabled Perry Slingsby VideoRay tethers can be used with the to another, or which is documented Pro 4 -- and different tether lengths can still where. be combined to meet different operational requirements. Shark Marine offers a trio of compact ROVs the New sensors, including a 3D compass and MEMS gyro Stealth2, the Seawolf2 and the Sea-Dragon. improve navigational capabilities. The primary video Stealth2 ROV comes plug-and-play ready for such camera features ultra low light and Wide Dynamic Range options as scanning sonar, manipulator arm, sub-bottom imaging capability, with a wide range of user controllable profiler, and total positioning system. These types of parameters for demanding imaging situations. Coupled options are rarely, if ever found on vehicles of this size. with the very high intensity LED lighting, the video and The size and weight of this ROV system allows for operastills that can be captured are far clearer, particularly in tion from even small boats or inflatables. The Sea-Wolf difficult lighting conditions. A second camera can be ROV is a multi-purpose, highly adaptable vehicle that rotated 270 degrees to provide lateral views as needed. packs a lot of thrust into a small package. Boasting 4 - one The topside control configuration is comprised of con- HP thruster in a frame measuring 36 x 22.5 x 21 in., this text-sensitive controls that go beyond simply controlling unit has a higher thrust to size ratio than most other vehithe submersible to controlling navigation, sonar, video cles in this size range. The onboard computer system proand stills capture, and other sensors and accessories in vides on screen display of all data as well as such features addition to the submersible. This "systems approach" is as auto-depth, auto-heading, go to depth, go to heading,
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