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Outland Technology cations including law enforcement, bridge and seawall inspec- about 39 pounds, we couldn’t get a good cleaner attachment tion, and commercial diving, where is proves to be more cost on it, so we went to a little larger vehicle at about 55 pounds. effective and increases the safety factor,” said Chris Combs, Larger frame, more ? oatation, bigger motors, much more

Sales Manager. powerful and we could carry quite a bit of stuff on it” said

A recent project where the ROV proved essential was the in- Buddy May? eld, of Outland Technology. With the introduc- spection of water storage tank at a local power station. Among tion of the Outland 2000, the company also revamped the con- the obstacles the dive company had to overcome was devising sole for both models and made them modular, meaning one a way to get men and equipment to the top of the 15-meter for high voltage (power unit) and one for low voltage (control high structure, and determining how to get inside the huge unit). The models also feature a brand new hand controller tank with an opening only 1/2 meter in diameter. The solu- and tool controller. The new hand controller includes depth, tion proved to be the ROV which was easily lowered through heading (compass or gyro), cruise controls and an option for the small opening, eliminating the need to send a person into altimeter depth control. There is also an option to show CP the con? ned space. Operations supervisor Andrew Jenner re- contact or proximity readings on the screen. Now with LED ported, “The SeaLion worked extremely well sending us back lights. The ROV utilizes brushless DC, magnetically coupled some great video of the tank’s interior. It helped make this thrusters. Outland designed a control system around these dif? cult job so much easier.” thrusters to maximize the power. Tilting Camera forward give high resolution and low light color in one small package. A rear ? xed camera is standard. The ROV can now use a 1,000

Outland Technology ft. cable.

Outland Technology Inc. was established in Gretna, Louisiana in 1984. The company’s goal has been to design and manufac- ture a broad range of high quality video and audio products using high volume components adapted for speci? c applica-

Saab Seaeye Ltd.

tions. In October 1996, Outland moved into a new 6,000 sq. ft. building in Slidell, La. Since then, it has expanded that build- ing to 13,500 sq. ft. Outland’s primary customers are in the Saab Seaeye Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Saab

Underwater Systems AB. The company was formed in 1986

Marine, Military and Industrial markets. “When we started out on the smaller vehicle, which was by Ian and Janet Blamire to specialize in the manufacture of www.marinetechnologynews.com

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