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in the rear of the vehicle, increasing bottom-tracking range to improve over- all navigation performance. In addition, the REMUS 100 will now be available with a choice of inertial navigation sys- tem (INS).

Equipped with two or three (depend- ing on the model) of Hydroid’s 18650

Li-Ion based packs, the New Generation

REMUS 100 AUVs will carry more en- ergy than before. The packs use 3.2Ah

Li-Ion cells and have the same electrical con? guration as the REMUS 600 pack currently in use.

VideoRay Mission Specialist ROV

VideoRay brings to the market a new offering for specialized underwater operations with its Mission Specialist

Series, which utilizes a system of in- terchangeable, modular components to create custom ROVs more quickly and cost effectively.

Daryl Morse at Kongsberg Mesotech, presented an acous-

With its Mission Specialist ROVs, Vid- tic lens that improves image quality by correcting acoustic eoRay said it has taken a “reformist ap- defocusing of transducers in oil-? lled domed sonar heads in proach” to the design and customization deepwater applications.

of its new vehicles, now engineering the

ROVs to desired sensors or payloads for improved reliability effectiveness and cost for speci? c missions.

VideoRay marketing and training The end result is a ? exible and custom- and SD high quality video transmission izable platform that is easily adapted to down to depths of 7 kilometers. De- manager Brian Luzzi explained that the target speci? c missions. signed for harsh environments, the rug-

Mission Specialist Series feature various

Initial depth rating is around 2 kilo- ged cables are available as single coax simple, modular components that can be meters, though VideoRay hopes to reach design with polyurethane jacket or in a con? gures into the vehicle depending on full ocean depth in the future. composite construction with additional the mission speci? cs. Cameras, lighting, power conductors, strength layers or frames, ? otation and propulsion are all

Falmat Goes ‘Xtreme’ other features. A key feature of the cable customizable during the ROV’s design.

Cable manufacturer Falmat debuted is its impressive long range capabilities, its new Xtreme-Marine HD line of said Falmat president Brian Falk.

video cables engineered to provide HD Applications include ROV, diver um-

VideoRay’s Mission Specialist bilical, overboard drop camera, topside

Series provides customization and subsea monitoring, ocean observa- for speci? c missions through tory, pipe and well inspection, robotics, a range of modular compo- ? sheries, water theme entertainment and nents.

even marine movie production.

Teledyne Marine: ‘Sea of Solutions’

Teledyne Marine brought with it a “Sea of Solutions” to Oceanology Inter- national 2016, presenting 16 new prod- ucts for launch or preview over the com- pany’s ? ve core technology segments:

Falmat president Brian Falk

Imaging, Instruments, Interconnect, holds the new Xtreme-Marine

Seismic and Vehicles. Several of the key

HD cable.

products are detailed below.

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