Group signed a contract with Kongsberg Discovery Unique Group signed a contract with Kongsberg Discov- ery for $1.7m of seabed mapping and compact acoustic po- sitioning technology for the APAC region. The agreement, Ocean Lander for the delivery of cNODE Transponders, µPAP SSBL COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS syste
payloads such as deep-water Multibeam Echosound- The new DriX O-16 bene? ts from a hybrid propulsion, redun- ers (MBES), Sub-Bottom Pro? lers (SBP), or acoustic subsea dant architecture, advanced communication systems, as well positioning and communication systems (USBL). 40 March/April 2024 MTR #3 (34-47)
board included a deep- cano in the Tonga arc. “We’ve seen a ton per water column near the site.” towed imaging system, multicorer, CTD of landslides in acoustic data recorded (conductivity, temperature, depth), and off Kilauea and West Mata. Before that Known Unknowns autonomous ocean glider. Mackay’s fa-
have continued employing technology to better understand the behavior of submarine ERUPTION volcanoes and their seabed surroundings. “Seismology and acoustics are both the study of what we call elastic waves, in which materials vibrate when force is applied to them,” explained Caplan-Auerbach. Seismology
conservation, Shea Quinn is the Product Line Manager the Sentinel can run several high-energy passive and active of the Slocum Glider at Teledyne Webb acoustic sensors, on-board processing, and imaging hardware Research. Quinn came to Teledyne Webb Research from Lockheed Martin. He simultaneously for months
length to over 2 years; or users can ? t more ? ight control, and communications architecture of the Slocum high-energy sensors like active or passive acoustics, sensors Glider, and allows for the same sensor and hardware options with on-board processing, and imaging, without seeing a sig- as the standard-sized
Strikepod Systems, a research and strategic advisory mines utilize a range of sensors to de- focusing on autonomous undersea systems. tect their prey – acoustic, magnetic, pressure – and as such pose a hazard to manned MCM vessels. To safely detect, identify, and classify these mines, AUVs would be deployed
SMART SUBSEA SOLUTIONS • Delivering data in most adverse conditions: underwater acoustic modems with advanced communication technology and networking • Accurate USBL, LBL and hybrid positioning of underwater assets, navigation for divers • Modem emulator and multiple cost-saving developer tools • Sonobot
partners, but we’re also competing veillance with their towed arrays, and one is a contract vessel, with them for talent. HOS Red Rock, that can conduct acoustic monitors 24/7 for The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and state maritime months at a time. We have six T-AGS oceanographic survey academies are graduating
hydro-acoustic design of a propulsor that delays cavitation meets its underwater noise limits. This will require specialized inception and cavitating area. The third approach should be test sites or specialized mobile underwater testing equipment. isolation mounting of a vibro-active equipment and
type (FEA). The most accurate are those that can account for all and function of the vessel. The limits should be achievable the machinery transmitting acoustic energy over all the pos- and reasonable from an overall systems viewpoint. Above all sible structural and airborne paths into the ocean. The hydro- they
SMART SUBSEA SOLUTIONS Delivering data in most adverse conditions: underwater acoustic modems with advanced communication technology and networking Accurate USBL and LBL positioning of underwater assets Modem emulator and other cost-saving developer tools Autonomous surface vehicle for bathymetry, monitoring
varied conference agenda. Visitors will discover the connectivity, data acquisition, and launch & recovery systems latest technology and innovations in acoustics, autonomous for marine and offshore, ocean science, and naval industries; and unmanned vessels, bathymetry, cameras, robotics, naviga- • Neptune
of attack boats for the 21st century, and operated by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Di- designed for the Soviet Navy threat. vision’s Acoustic Research Detachment (ARD) on Lake Pend Originally 29 were to be built, but only three were completed, Oreille in Bayview, Idaho. Kokanee (LSV 1)
hard-to-? nd bottom and buried mines in high clutter environments. Knife? sh uses the low- frequency broadband capability devel- oped by the Physical Acoustics Branch of the Naval Research Laboratory. The 2,000-lb., 22-foot long Knife? sh is based on the Blue? n 21 UUV. It’s sized for a 21-inch submarine
investment and R&D? 2000s the vehicles depended upon dead reckoning navigation The Navy has clearly articulated the need for autonomous or placement of acoustic transponders for positioning. As the systems for distributed operations and to extend the reach of size, weight, power and cost (SWAP-C) of inertial
SMART SUBSEA SOLUTIONS Delivering data in most adverse conditions: underwater acoustic modems with advanced communication technology and networking Accurate USBL and LBL positioning of underwater assets Modem emulator and other cost-saving developer tools Autonomous surface vehicle for bathymetry, monitoring
image courtesy Nortek Tethys Robotic’s new ROV Leverages Nortek DVL Tech new Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) from Swit- pulse along a minimum of three acoustic beams, each pointing zerland’s Tethys Robotics is using a Nortek DVL to in a different direction. complete its navigation solution. Jonas Wüst
that are working on the vessel design. There’s a process for ensuring the right decisions are made to control URN along- side other related non-acoustic factors: include an underwater noise limit in the ves- sel speci? cation. This simple act will enable engineers, naval architects and acous- tic
SMART SUBSEA SOLUTIONS Delivering data in most adverse conditions: underwater acoustic modems with advanced communication technology and networking Accurate USBL and LBL positioning of underwater assets Modem emulator and other cost-saving developer tools Autonomous surface vehicle for bathymetry, monitoring
surveyors tems and other subsea technologies, realize the need for innovative tech out custom-engineered for use on AUVs, in the ? eld. From hydro-acoustic sonar ROVs, manned submersibles and other equipment to our growing ? eet of un- offshore and underwater structures. manned survey vessels, we have
multibeam sonar systems. These advanced sensors provide reputation as a trusted partner for scienti? c institutions, gov- detailed, real-time visual and acoustic data, enabling scien- ernment agencies, and commercial enterprises worldwide. tists to capture the ? nest details of the underwater world. With One
.co.uk/ https://rtsys.eu/ RS Aqua provides sensors and systems RTsys is a French company special- for monitoring ocean environments. izing in underwater acoustics (passive Based in Portsmouth, England, it re- and active) and autonomous underwa- OSIL th cently celebrated its 40 anniversary. ter vehicles for
personnel from simple and repeti- cavities, boulders) and images beneath array bathymetric system is designed tive tasks. This innovative operational acoustic masks, helping to decipher the to function effectively in extreme op- approach offers a range of benefts, in- lateral extents of shallow gas and