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ocean systems. Building upon the Wave from the world’s oceans. One of the ? rst three person crew it would normally take ing of its operators.

Glider, the world’s ? rst wave and solar occupants is UK based company ASV, to operate a survey launch. It is de? nitely Underpinning the system’s ability to powered ocean robot, this program of- a leading provider of unmanned vessels the future of sea? oor mapping.’ operate autonomously is its complex fers participating partners a comprehen- with more than seventy platforms in the array of sensors, including a navigation sive suite of open integration and devel- ? eld globally and a wide variety of as- Unmanned Capability Enhances radar, 360 degree panoramic infrared opment tools. Gary Gysin, President and sociated payloads. ASV designs, builds Naval Operations camera array and laser range ? nder. Dan

CEO of Liquid Robotics, said, ‘We are and operates a range of platforms for in- Unmanned technology with the poten- Hook, Managing Director of ASV, said, bringing the open systems, rapid innova- dustrial, scienti? c and military applica- tial to change the face of naval opera- ‘The algorithms that we are developing tion model of Silicon Valley to a mari- tions worldwide. tions within a decade has successfully with BAE Systems allow the boat to time world of special purpose systems. The ? rst use of an Autonomous Sur- been demonstrated for the ? rst time by perform complex missions and navigate

Working with our partners, we will cre- face Vehicle (ASV) to perform bathym- BAE Systems in partnership with ASV through waters avoiding collisions. This ate entirely new solutions for defense, etry for updating the US nautical charts at a site near Portsmouth Naval Base. gives it the ? exibility and sophistication commercial and scienti? c customers by for NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmo- The new system will allow crews to to operate in a number of different tacti- opening up access to the world of mari- spheric Administration Of? ce) occurred carry out vital tasks such as high speed cal roles, whether it’s patrolling areas of time systems.’ in the Alaskan Arctic in the summer of reconnaissance and remote surveillance interest, providing surveillance and re- 2015. Surveying alongside TerraSond’s while keeping sailors out of harm’s way. connaissance ahead of manned missions,

Autonomous Vessels and the Ocean mother-vessel, the ASV collected data The technology is designed to be ? tted or protecting larger ships in the ? eet.’

Environment simultaneously on adjacent survey lines, to the RHIBs already used extensively Les Gregory, Product and Training

In November 2015 a brand new Marine effectively doubling the production rate. by the Royal Navy. The modi? ed boat Services Director at BAE Systems, said,

Robotics Innovation Centre was opened The ASV also surveyed by itself in areas is capable of operating autonomously ‘This technology delivers an extremely in Southampton UK. Run by the Na- too shallow and dangerous for the larger for up to 12 hours at a time, on either a robust and fast-moving unmanned boat tional Oceanography Centre the centre vessel to work. Tom Newman, President pre-planned route or via remote control. that is able to perform a number of will be will be a hub for businesses and of TerraSond, said, ‘This is a force-mul- It can reach speeds in excess of 38 knots, surveillance and reconnaissance roles, technologists developing autonomous tiplier for data acquisition. Operated in a providing unique ship-launched ma- even when operating at high speed or in platforms with novel sensors that will semi-autonomous mode, unmanned but noeuvrability and enhanced situational choppy water. While other programmes be used to cost-effectively capture data supervised, one person can replace the awareness to support the decision-mak- are primarily designed for larger, slower

ASV C-Worker 6 is a multi-role work class ASV suitable for a variety of offshore and coastal tasks.

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