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ASV

Global

CEO:

Thomas Chance

THE COMPANY: compliment traditional methods of working at sea instead

Having delivered over 100 autonomous systems to more of replacing them. As part of a mission for survey com- than 60 customers in 15 countries, ASV has established pany, TerraSond, the ASV Global ‘C-Worker 5’ autono- itself at the forefront of the continually evolving Auton- mous vessel was used for seabed mapping in the Bering omous Surface Vehicle industry. ASV has built a world- Sea off Alaska. Using the C-Worker 5 in parallel to the class team with specialist expertise and experience in ASV traditional survey vessel doubled the overall survey cover- concept design, build and commissioning, operation and age resulting in a saving of 25 days at sea – a huge cost maintenance, control system development and advanced saving. In total, the C-Worker 5 completed 2275 nauti- autonomy research and development. ASV Global vehicles cal miles of unmanned hydrographic survey lines over 36 and control systems are designed, built, ? tted and tested days. This mission marked an industry ? rst for unmanned from the company’s facilities in Louisiana, USA as well as hydrographic survey. in Portsmouth, UK. ASV has designed and built 18 dif- ferent types of custom autonomous vessels. All of these THE CASE: vessels are controlled using ASV’s proprietary autonomous ASV Global maintains a leading position in the growing control system, ASView. ASView has also been used for market for Autonomous Surface Vessel technology. The the autonomous conversion of 15 manned vessels. ASV company’s expertise combining platform manufacturing

Global maintains an active role in industry working closely and control system development brings the very latest in alongside relevant authorities and maritime institutions to maritime autonomous technology to market. ASV Global develop and promote responsible autonomous operations platforms are in operation across the globe within a vari- at sea. Notably, ASV Global technology has been used to ety of industries.

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