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COMPANY & PRODUCT NOTES ¯ Sun? sh ¯ Octans 9 Gyrocompass ¯ Tritech Gemini 1200id ¯ KIOST buys Klein 5900 SSS ¯ Omicron Connectors ¯ SMD, Beam Team ¯ Sun? sh accuracy of 0.1° secant latitude and netic tow body is hydro-dynamically

The Sun? sh AUV is an achievement heave measurement accuracy of 5%. designed to provide a stable towing for in autonomous robotics in the explora- increased acoustic performance, natural tion of submerged cave systems. A col- ¯ Tritech Gemini 1200id depression capabilities and overall ro- laboration with DeepWater Exploration The Gemini 1200id is built on the same bustness. introduced the Sun? sh team to the ex- platform as the Gemini 720is sonar. It ploreHD Heavy camera, which uses a features a wide 120° horizontal ? eld of ¯ Omicron Connectors

USB 2.0 signal. Although initially skep- view when operating at both 720 kHz Teledyne Impulse-PDM supplied its tical due to unfamiliarity of a subsea and 1200 kHz acoustic frequencies and Omicron optical ? ber connectors to camera using USB, the team’s decision offers improved attenuation of water- BBC Studios for use in its underwater to integrate it not only addressed the borne electrical noise for optimal imag- natural history series, set to air in 2026. connectivity issues but also dramatical- ing performance. An integrated speed- Filming required custom-built camera ly improved the AUV’s capabilities. The of-sound sensor ensures that targets are technology designed to capture extraor- camera’s integration streamlined opera- displayed to a high degree of positional dinary marine footage from the depths tions, cutting down on both costs and accuracy. CHIRP processing provides of the Arctic, facilitated by the Rev time while providing exceptional image improved target separation over longer Ocean’s Aurora ROV. To capture under- quality in low-light environments. ranges. water content, BBC Studios and Marine

Imagine Technologies designed a deep ¯ Octans 9 Gyrocompass ¯ KIOST buys Klein 5900 SSS ocean-rated camera system integrated

Exail launched its new Octans 9 At- The Korea Institute of Ocean Science with a telemetry bottle, the central hub titude and Heading Reference System & Technology (KIOST) accepted deliv- for communications on the submersible. (AHRS), the latest model in its navi- ery of the Klein Marine System’s 5900 However, during the Arctic expedition, gation solutions range. Building on the ultra-high-resolution sonar, planning to the crew encountered challenges con- previous generations, Octans 9 offers use the high-speed side-scan for its sea- necting the camera system to the ROV’s several upgrades to enhance operational ? oor topography surveys. Klein Marine telemetry bottle due to a missing optical performance across applications such as System’s 5900 sonar is the ? agship in ? ber connector. BBC Studios reached dynamic positioning, vessel navigation, its family of multi-beam side scan sonar out from their expedition for support and offshore platform stabilization. Le- systems. The system is a con? gurable and Teledyne Impulse-PDM rapidly veraging Exail’s Fiber Optic Gyroscope multi-functional platform that allows supplied the Omicron 5030/5070 opti- (FOG) technology, Octans 9 provides high-speed surveys up to 12 knots with cal connectors which deliver high-per- precise measurements with a heading 100% bottom coverage. Its non-mag- formance ? ber connectivity. 42 January/February 2025

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