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12MTRApril 2012news Bluefin Receives Subcontract Award Bluefin Robotics won a Phase II subcon-tract from Applied Physical Sciences Corp. (APS) for the Deep Sea Operations(DSOP) Technology and System Development Program sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). EIVA: New Rep of Teledyne Gavia EIVA has been appointed by Teledyne Gavia as their exclusive representative in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. The Gavia AUV is a self contained surveysolution with a low logistics footprint andcapable of operations at depths of up to1000m while carrying out a wide range ofmissions for military, commercial and sci- entific applications. EIVA has experience in supplying AUVs to several customers inthe past years, and we are very excited about how the Gavia differentiates itself compared to other products. www.eiva.dk AML Oceanographic LaunchesBathymetric System with Field-Swappable Sensor Heads AML Oceanographic announcedbathyMETRECX, the first bathymetric sys-tem with field-swappable sensor-heads.We are very excited to launch bathyMETREC-X,? said Robert Haydock, President of AML Oceanographic. It is the only instrument to combine the two keyfeatures of a bathymetric system: a low drift, high accuracy 0.01% Paroscientific Digiquartz pressure sensor and a high accuracy time-of-flight sound velocity sen-sor. Combining this with its field-swap- pable sensor-heads is a real breakthrough in the industry.? bathyMETREC-X can be field-configured to suit the application at hand. In addition tothe instruments internal Digiquartz pres- sure sensor, the user can connect up to five field-swappable sensor-heads.Available sensor-heads include conductivi-ty, time-of-flight sound velocity, tempera- ture, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity. Piezo-resistive pressure sensor-heads can also be connected. Sensor-heads can beswapped, in-the-field and on-demand. www.AMLoceanographic.com UL Smart Robot Explores Irish Wrecks An advanced marine robot designed and built by University of Limerick researchers was deployed to explore wrecks of The Aud and WW1 U- Boat, UC42 outside Cork Harbor. The Aud was scuttled by its crew while under Royal Navy escort to Cork Harbor after it was prevented from landing guns in 1916 and the UC42 sank in 1917 while layingmines. With the help of the Irish Naval Service, the UL Marine Robotics team deployed the advanced Smart Remotely Operated Vehicle called ROV Latis which has patented technology features, from the LÉ Eithne to undertake submarine archaeological investigations of wrecks off the Cork Coast. The investigations entailed high res- olution multi-beam sonar survey combined with video survey with instruments aboard the ROV Latis platform. The precision flight control of ROV Latis and advanced auto pilot control capabilities developed by team member Dr. Edin Omerdic, allowed the robot to follow precise transects for multibeam sonar and video imag-ing of the wrecks. This fidelity in flight control offered by ROV Latis enabled acquisition of high qualityimagery which was used to build the three dimensional model of the UBoat on the seabed. The expedition also involved Irish Naval Service (ROV) team and dive unit for train- ing and trials of the INS Cherokee ROV alongside the advanced ROV Latis systems. www.ROVLatis.ie New Subsea Fiber Optic Connector SEA CONs new commercial subsea fiber optic connector isbased on SEA CONs standard rubber molded connector series and provides a cost effec- tive solution for single channel fiber optic requirements in subsea environments. Cable assemblies (single-mode or multi-mode) are terminated at each end with a Cable Connector Plug (CCP) and the Bulkhead Connector Receptacle (BCR) has pigtails terminated with standard ST connectors. This connector has a mated pressure rating of 1,000 psi (700m) with an insertion loss of 0.5dB typical (1.0dB max) and a mate/de-mate cycle of >20. Easy to connect, plug and lock, this new connector is suitable for many harsh environments. Email: seacon@ seaconworldwide.com www.seaconworldwide.com