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that port CEO Jon Nass says has the po- tential to save the port millions. It can also play a crucial role in post-hurricane recovery, identifying debris and poten- tial threats to port infrastructure in the aftermath of severe weather events. En- suring the channel and harbor are clear

Box? sh

Robotics AUV for ship traf? c is critical to the rapid re- being deployed. opening of a port.

AUVs from Box? sh Robotics are pro- viding change detection in a different context – environmental rehabilitation

Box? sh Robotics within port waters – for Ports of Auck- are providing land, New Zealand. Ongoing harbor change detection health monitoring and environmental for environmental compliance in the Rangitoto Channel re- rehabilitation within quires repeatable seabed video transects port waters.

with suf? cient image quality and posi- tional accuracy to support environmen- tal assessment and long-term compari- son. Traditional approaches, including diver surveys, towed camera systems and tethered ROVs, can struggle to de- liver consistent altitude, lighting and spatial repeatability, particularly in cur- rents, says Vera Bronza, marketing and

Credit: Box? sh Robotics sales manager at Box? sh.

Seabed transects were executed using a hovering Box? sh AUV programmed

TM

AQUAPULSE FAMILY OF ACOUSTIC SYSTEMS to autonomously navigate between pre- de? ned waypoints across the Rangitoto 36” Low

Frequency

Channel. The mission was planned in advance and executed without tether or piloting, relying on onboard navigation.

FALMOUTH

Identical missions can be re run months

SCIENTIFIC or years apart. This consistency supports

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time series monitoring and change de-

MARINE tection, which are core requirements for

SENSORS many scienti? c and regulatory programs.

18” Dual Source for Oi -Shore

TM “We see a global trend for ports to add

AQUAPULSE biodiversity in recovery zones to boost

ACOUSTIC

TM 18” Single Source

The AquaPulse acousO c system: their sustainability,” Bronza said. “Our

SYSTEMS & for small boat • Sub-bo? om & seismic acousO c sources

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AUVs are a very effective way of doing • 36 in source for deeper penetraO on

PROFILERS benthic surveys to make sure the chang- • 18 in source for higher resoluO on es are positive.”

ApplicaO ons:

TRANSDUCERS

The AUV can also be trained to iden- • 2D & 3D HR + UHR surveys tify invasive species, including on ships • Shallow gas hazard hulls, and can be ? tted with manipula- • Geotechnical invesO gaO on • Pipeline construcO on tors to then remove them. It can also be • Oi shore wind turbine ? tted with lighting designed speci? cally to check sea chests where either invasive T: +1-508-564-7640 species, drugs or other illegal objects [email protected] • www.falmouth.com could be otherwise dif? cult to detect.

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