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Argeo Chooses Henriksen’s SOLUS Launch and Recovery System For Argus USV

Argeo of Norway has become the ? rst commercial customer for the new Henrik- sen SOLUS launch and recovery system for unmanned surface vehicles (USV).

Argeo employs a range of unmanned and autonomous vehicles, providing ad- vanced offshore survey and inspection services. The new SOLUS system now makes it possible for an uncrewed USV to be recovered by the mothership even 3400-OTS in unfavorable sea conditions.

The Henriksen SOLUS system achieves this by enabling the 9-meter Argeo

SUB-BOTTOM

Argus USV to be brought alongside and reconnected to the mothership’s lifting

PROFILER wire by means of its telescopic mast. During launch and remotely controlled work operations, the USV’s mast is kept retracted within its structure. At the end of its mission, it is brought alongside the mother ship, and its mast is raised remotely by the USV’s controller, revealing its recovery lines.

Regardless of conditions, the mast is able to present the recovery lines to the mothership’s crew. The personnel can then secure either of the lines with a threading boat hook. Once the connection has been made between the USV and the mothership, it becomes possible to connect the crane’s fall wire to the lifting point on the USV, bringing it aboard the mothership

SOLUS is the latest addition to Henriksen’s product range, which also includes launch and recovery systems for AUVs and advanced mine sweeping systems.

SOLUS ENABLES

CONVENTIONAL

LAUNCHING OF ARGEO

ARGUS BY CRANE.

? Compact Size: 77 x 33 cm ? Light Weight: 21 or 26 kg ? Impactful: Up to 80m penetration ? Wideband CHIRP: Up to 4 cm

ARGEO ARGUS WITH SOLUS resolution

MAST EXTENDED TO SHOW

ORANGE CAPTURE LINES.

? Loaded: Pitch, roll, heave and depth sensors ? Versatile: Ideal for small boat and USV installations ? Proven: For a wide variety of applications

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