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autonomous exit and re-entry of its cage, auto search for pipeline targets, auto-pipe tracking and semi-autonomous approach to a riser fange on a well head platform.

During these trials, the AUV was ftted with an AvTrak 6 tracking and telemetry beacon, was tracked using a rented Mini-

Ranger 2 USBL and used WSM 6+s on the cage for homing.

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This year, the joint-effort between

ARV and HiveGround’s continues – with the key objective to build the latest model of the vehicle for more trials to ensure system robustness and pave ways to a full commercialization.

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