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The Quest to Find the USS Indianapolis (Continued from page 111) bandwidth data channels: Gigabit Ether- is property of the U.S. Navy. discovery. “As Americans, we all owe a measure of closure at this discovery so net; Serial Data; “To be able to honor the brave men debt of gratitude to the crew for their long in coming.” • Dual Titan 4 manipulators: Iso- of the USS Indianapolis and their fami- courage, persistence and sacri? ce in the lated hydraulic supply; and lies through the discovery of a ship that face of horrendous circumstances. While Acknowledgements • 18 kW tooling hydraulic sys- played such a signi? cant role during our search for the rest of the wreckage Special thanks to Carl Barrett and the tem: Operator adjustable ? ow and pres- World War II is truly humbling,” Mr. Al- will continue, I hope everyone con- team at 3U Technologies, LLC.

sure len said in a press release announcing the nected to this historic ship will feel some

Barrett explained that the Petrel ROV serves primarily as a camera and survey sensor platform that must maintain a no- touch policy out of respect for the hal- lowed wreck sites it typically explores. “The vehicle system must provide a stable platform with excellent station keeping capabilities for close proximity video work, have a powerful propulsion system to combat currents impacting both the ROV and the entire 6,000 meter umbilical length, provide the operators with outstanding situational awareness

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Synchronized pilot and co-pilot chairs allowed vehicle control and navigation to be switched between pilots, complete with touchscreen displays to support si- multaneous operation of lights, cameras, positioning and hydraulics. The system even included an automated ascent and descent for the umbilical winch that en- abled pilots to automatically synchro- nize ROV depths.

“Greensea’s OPENSEA control sys- tem is crucial to our success for extreme deep diving operations. Never before have I experienced an ROV control en- vironment as uni? ed, con? gurable or in- tegrated as this one,” Kraft said.

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