The popularity and availability of aerial quad-copter drones have grown exponentially over the past few years. But, in large part because of the complexities that water penetration poses for electronics, underwater remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) have not experienced that same level of popularity. The technology required to fabricate the components for an ROV to explore beyond a few meters depth has been beyond the capabilities of all but a handful of companies who have mastered the skills. In many cases, those skills have been kept proprietary and the products have demanded high prices. Not long ago you needed well over $10,000 to consider buying even the smallest observation ROV. As mini ROVs have grown in capabilities, so have the prices to the point where a fully-capable mini ROV now costs in excess of $40,000. All that may soon change thanks to companies like Blue Robotics and its newly released BlueROV2.
The Company: ACR Electronics, Inc. a Drew Marine Company, designs and manufactures a complete line of safety and survival products for the marine industries and various worldwide government agencies. Products include Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons, Personal Locator Beacons, ARTEX Emergency
in-house metrology laboratory (water triple-point cells, gallium melting point cells, IAPSO Standard Seawater, 8400B Autosal). The Company: Sea-Bird Electronics manufactures oceanographic CTDs and integrated water sampling systems. The CTDs are designed to measure conductivity, temperature, pressure (depth)
The MPC-2240 is a 24-in. flat marine panel computer for marine e-navigation systems. Powered by an Intel Ivy Bridge CPU, the MPC-2240 panel computers are built to handle the heavy graphic computing demands that marine applications such as ECDIS and radar systems require. The MPC-2240 is intended to help
Bluetooth enabled capabilities along with a USB input for MP3 devices to give users a wider array of music options while on the water. www.asaelectronics.com (As published in the January 2015 edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News - http://magazines.marinelink.com/Magazines/MaritimeReporter
The Company: Since 1973 Larson Electronics has manufactured industrial lighting and power distribution products. On LarsonElectronics.com we offer a wide range of products including explosion proof lighting, portable hazardous location lighting, high powered LED lights, hand held 12/24 Volt lighting
Charlottesville, Va., is home to Sperry Marine Inc., a company which enjoys a world leadership position in an electronics market increasingly dominated by the Japanese. Sperry Marine, which celebrated its 80th anniversary last year, traces its beginnings to the Sperry Gyroscope Company founded in
Hull Electronics Company, San Diego, Calif., recently announced their new family of linear amplifiers and matching power supplies. These broadband solid-state amplifiers are offered in three configurations: 1,000 watts PEP and CW; 1,000 watts PEP, 500 watts CW; 500 watts PRP and CW. The amplifiers
Mackay Communications, Inc. of Raleigh, N.C., has been awarded a subcontract to supply the exterior, interior communication as well as the navigational equipment for AGOR-23. In addition, Mackay has contracted to perform the complete turn-key installation of the Navy's newest oceanographic research
— L i t e r a t u r e Available The MK-20 omni-directional TV antenna offered by Naval Electronics Inc. of Tampa, Fla., distributors for Naval Electronics A.B. of Sweden, features three separate band elements with interference filters and an internal, changeable, low-noise amplifier utilizing
—Literature Available Saab Marine Electronics AB of Gothenburg, Sweden, has been supplying radar-type level gauging systems for over ten years. Originally, the system's only function was to measure level. However, with the price of crude oil and refined products continually climbing, Saab realized th
—Free Literature Available Alden Electronics, Inc., Westboro, Mass., has recently introduced the Alden Tactical Facsimile Recorder, Model 9315TR. This new recorder is said to be the only unit designed to receive both teleprinter and facsimile data as a combined capability, making it useful for
pro? ling capability without the need tion of offshore windfarms. GeoPulse 2 introduces new capa- for any dedicated transducers or cabinet of electronics. That bilities that enhance both its operation and data quality. means no additional hardware beyond what is used for the The system is a drop-in
the punctured cell failed. Elimination of fans. The fans that are used to force air This experiment has since been replicated with other bat- through electronics chassis are a major source of failure in teries and cell con? gurations, and demonstrates the inherent themselves, they also impart additional
more Another advantage of immersion cooling is that it extends the dif? cult, compact submarine design usually doesn’t allow life of batteries and electronics assemblies because they’re enough room for traditional air cooling to be effective. protected from dust, pollution, water and vibration. In addi- This
any good to build a small vehicle if you can’t equip it with sensors to perform a mission. So we’re responding by further miniatur- izing our sensor electronics and moving towards an even more compact and completely self-contained sensor design that will be easier to integrate, calibrate hot-swap in the
,600 - $159,914 $43,300 $223,537 Third Assistant Engineer $69,944 - $110,479 $34,972 $190,433 Deck Engineer Machinist $50,104 - $56,345 $10,021 $111,267 Electronics Technician $73,643 - $86,493 $36,822 $148,763 Steward Cook $47,351 - $53,229 $23,676 $137,583 Cook Baker $40,722- $49,477 $8,144 $109,346 *Annual
survey systems, and innovative marine data acquisition SEATRONICS SEAVIEW SYSTEMS INC. solutions as turnkey deliveries with https://acteon.com/electronics- www.seaviewsystems.com uni? ed technology, autonomous plat- tooling/seatronics Founded in 1998, SeaView Systems, forms and support. Seatronics
electromag- Traffc Systems and Original Design er effciency and enhanced safety, netic instruments and expertise forged Manufacturing of industrial electronics. OceanAlpha serves professionals along the coast of Brittany, France. NORBIT Subsea designs and develops from various felds with integrated
meticulously sourced raw materials converg- in both micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) ing to form ceramics designed with a singular purpose: and electronics, with new drive electronics and im- performance and acoustic clarity. Sensor Technology’s provements to the sensor head. CRH03 is available in
integrated battery for offshore wind applications.” Subsea batteries are The long metal cylinders are A.G.O. Environmental being conf gured to meet Electronics battery packs on a rig for the SWIFT project. the demands of science and industry. In both cases, the aim remains to boost the endurance of
is a fully electric, free- namically ef? cient. Furthermore, NBOSI’s sensors and swimming subsea robot controlled through acoustic their corresponding electronics allow for convenient off- communication networking that performs a wide range vehicle calibration throughout the lifetime of the sensor. of data
, the BlueBoat is fully capable and useful on its own, but is designed for users to make their own modi- ? cations and additions. It has open-source electronics and software and a hull that has many mounting points for user- added sensors and hardware. The second key development this year is BlueOS 1.1
with the addition ter intensity measurements. Origin 600 possesses power-ef? cient of inertial navigation and optical technologies in recent years, electronics that, combined with its 55Ah internal rechargeable underpinned by ongoing investment in developing technolo- battery, allow for deployments of
MTR 100 September/October 2023 Volume 66 • Number 7 THE 2023MTR100 Company Page Company Page Advanced Navigation 8 Metron 30 A.G.O. Environmental Electronics 42 Nauticus Robotics 36 All American Marine 14 Neil Brown Ocean Sensors, Inc. (NBOSI) 36 Alseamar 10 NORBIT 69 Arctic Rays 56, 76 NOVACAVI
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incorporates a military-grade Hypalon pneumatic acteristics and the ability to carve amazingly tight high- tube-set, a T-top with integrated electronics mast, fore and speed tactical turns due to Ocean Craft Marine’s advanced aft tow posts, and an aft a-frame with an integrated out- concave reverse-chin
I could just working in my lab on my own ?Sensors: “Advances that have been made in micro- projects,” Sullivan said, who as the ? gurehead of the in- electronics, optics, acoustics and visualization that you stitute interfaces with politicians, outside organizations and can put on autonomous system is amazing
sen- sion time-of-? ight and average in-situ data collection. ViperFish uses the same sor provides a wealth of data to inform sound velocity data. electronics and ? ight control as the biological studies. The S-PAR sensor is 24 May/June 2023 MTR #4 (18-33).indd 24 6/1/2023 11:48:32 A
repeaters,” said Partridge. in the garage. It was a small house and so the spare room was an Following that Covelya acquired EIVA, a Danish company electronics lab. And my uncle came and lived with us and he was that is very well known in the subsea industry. “[EIVA has a] one of the early technologists
than 50 years ago, John Partridge started Sonardyne in the family home, with ‘a test tank in the garden, a workshop in the garage and an electronics lab in the spare room.’ Much has changed since 1971, and today his son Simon Partridge serves as the chairman of Covelya Group, an umbrella organizati
Guam to get the mission done. to the mechanical end of combat systems. The combat sys- “We have two so they can be expeditionary,” said Trask. tems electronics work is usually handled by contractors, but “USS Frank Cable is in Vallejo, California, undergoing a nor- we’re standing by to support that effort
, which works test, the mantra was ‘do everything ourselves’, from software, great for a lot of applications, but it has a big limitation in to the electronics, to building the hardware, machining, as- terms of bandwidth,” said Schill. sembling, business development, and fundraising … the list Lack of
man to be assigned world craftsman’, he paid no attention to to the project. We were based at the Naval clock or calendar when things needed to Electronics Laboratory in San Diego. be done. From being a diver to boat driv- Trieste was unique as there were only er, John was always there. I never saw
systems (MEMS) and electron- Silicon Sensing fect solution for all USV operations.” Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd. is a ics - with new drive electronics and im- Based in the UK, Unmanned Survey leader in silicon MEMS gyroscopes, ac- provements to the sensor head. CRH03 Solution (USS) created the
Names Atkinson AAPA Chairman systems in electrical engineering and Trade group the American Asso- Sustainability VP Crowley has promoted Meaghan electronics, named Jesse Cox as Di- ciation of Port Authorities (AAPA) rector of Automation Sales Engineer- elected a new Chairman of the Board Atkinson as