LANDER LAB #10 Photo courtesy West Mountain Radio Photo courtesy of Clarios/AutoBatteries.com Figure 6 The West Mountain Radio Computerized Battery Analyzer (CBA V) attaches to a Figure 5 laptop by a USB-B cable, and to a battery by Powerpole® Connectors. Exploded view of an AGM lead-acid battery.
Figure 1 A self-righting vehicle design with buoyancy high and weight low, WHOI’s SeaBED AUV captures the attention of a pair of curious Antarctic penguins as it is deployed from the British research vessel James Clark Ross. Vehicle designers allowed for temperature reduction of battery capacity. Recharge
the collectors continue to load on a second vessel. There is no sediment release mid-water like the other technologies and no noise from pumps or the DP system of vessels. “We have really gone out of our way to mitigate all of the negative feedback that the industry has received.” Still, the pushback
videos, gam- tems. Kongsberg Digital has integrated NORBIT’s oil spill ing apps, VR programs and online mentoring. detection system with its K-Pos DP system for simulation- “These digital methods are more effective than traditional based training of offshore professionals at Equinor. The tai- learning
is now working on more speci? c targets. By Wendy Laursen Image above: Kongsberg Digital has integrated NORBIT’s oil spill detection system with its K-Pos DP system for simulation-based training of offshore professionals at Equinor. 34 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • April 2024 MR #4 (34-44).indd
vehicle suited complex control loops like electro-hydraulically driven dy- to shallow-water, high-current work in offshore renewables. namic positioning (DP) systems The ROVs feature a new DC power transmission system that Kystdesign announced an expansion of its cooperation with is said to be far more
. The integrated transducer and ampli- erational requirement for survey and Dynamic Positioning ? er meet the requirements of low frequency, high power (DP) operations. Deployments from opportunity vessels while minimizing overall mass. The HMS-620 series of are still possible thanks to Gaps M3 integrated
meeting any operational requirement for survey of raw sensor data from both INS and DVL provides operators with highly accurate and Dynamic Positioning (DP) opera- position, velocity, and attitude information, even in challenging subsea environ- tions. Deployments from opportunity ments, Exail said. This
sources. conditions: high winds, strong currents Initial investigations into the effect of and effective wave heights of 2.5m and thruster response on DP positioning 3.2m. The results of the simulations at were carried out in cooperation with DNV showed a signi? cantly improved MARIN, based in the
window and delivers higher quality results. All Main Characteristics: All-electric WROV (Work-Class Re- motely Operated Vehicle), 3,000 mwd rated, full DP, 175 while being more environmentally friendly,” SMD says. Looking to the future of work class ROVs, SMD said: kW, heavy-duty, capable of interfacing
Royce package with alarms, au- lift boats. There have been a lot of ‘? rsts’: we were the ? rst to tomation, power management, energy management, and DP DP1 fast support vessel; we were the ? rst with a DP2 fast sup- onboard. It’s a modern PSV and that was delivered around port vessel, and importantly
even imagined 50 years ago. Also, particularly the OSV market and we, unlike the majority of our competitors, for offshore vessels, dynamic positioning (DP). managed to keep our head above water. We didn’t reorganize, 14 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • January 2023 MR #1 (1-17).indd 14 1/9/2023
with AGP Thrusters ...........6x Rolls-Royce UUC 455 FP variable speed azimuthing thrusters handling of heavy, large diameter casing strings. With a higher DP system ...................................................................................................Kongsberg hook load, more work can be accomplished
designed to protect every cell in your LiPo pack by keeping it inside safe operating regions. In addition to a charge/dis- charge balancing function, a BMS features over-charge pro- tection (high voltage cutout), over-discharged protection (low voltage cutout), short circuit protection (disconnect the
for operation in harsh and demanding environ- under $65,000. ments. The Gorilla ROV is equipped as standard with an intel- ligent Dynamic Positioning (DP) system, enabling automatic control of position, depth, altitude, heading, pitch and roll. The Gorilla ROV is based on industrial hardware from the
runtimes. 4. 5. www.vetus.com/usa/bowprofamily/ CRC SmartWasher SRP-D Represented by Ocean Marketing, the Schottel has launched a DP-optimized CRC SmartWasher Bioremediating rudder propeller for the offshore wind 2. In-Mar Solutions: Parts Washing System saves time and market
a marine construction vessel and a ? oating produc- tion system working in North and South America will be using Sonardyne’s 6G (sixth generation) Marksman DP-INS technol- ogy. In addition, an ultra-deepwater scienti? c drilling vessel has now also upgraded its Marksman DP-INS system to the latest (sixth
, Ocean Endeav- our and Ocean Observer, have been working off the New Jersey coast for Ørsted on its Ocean Wind and Skipjack Wind projects. Tidewater’s DP-2 PSV Regulus has also been working in the same vicinity, on the Atlantic Shores project (a joint venture of Shell and EDF Renewables). Deeper and
currents and allowing for operation in harsh and demanding environments. The Gorilla ROV is equipped as standard with an intelligent Dynamic Positioning (DP) system, enabling au- tomatic control of position, depth, altitude, heading, pitch and roll. The Gorilla ROV is based on industrial hardware from the
ship-to-ship cargo transfer system has been developed the front-end engineering and design (FEED) of and patented by SafeSTS for the Dynamic Positioning (DP) shuttle the regasi? cation system. The terminal will sit tankers sector. It is designed to provide increased ? exibility and ef- on the seabed approximat
(Degree Three); and fully au- tonomous ship (Degree Four).” An example of Degree One, well known in the offshore workboat realm, is dy- namic positioning (DP), where seafarers can take con- trol as needed. As IMO rules are developed, the Class Societies will play a vital role; in a submission to the just
monopile, this approach would have been too time consum- Propulsion thrusters 3 x 5,500 kW van Leeuwen. “In ing. The solution: installing monopiles in DP mode.” Retractable thruster 1 x 3,000 kW this particular vessel, “The whole development of this concept started off with Tunnel thrusters (fwd)
capability, including the ability to install off- you’re back fully loaded and ready to leave again.” shore wind foundations while in Dynamic Positioning (DP) “For a naval architect, there’s always a combination of re- www.marinelink.com 49 MR #5 (34-49).indd 49 5/6/2021 9:18:07 P
HiPAP 602 should not be seen tioning ROVs and AUVs, and to operate ing can be relied upon for survey opera- as an upgrade of the 502,” says Jan Erik as a DP reference. tions before switching to long baseline Faugstadmo, Product Line Manager, To achieve this performance, the Hi- positioning techniques (LBL)