Kraken Robotics Inc. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Kraken Robotic Systems Inc., has delivered its ThunderFish 300 AUV to its test partner, Defense Research and Development Canada (DRDC) in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
A $1 million contract award under the Canadian government’s Build in Canada Innovation Program made this delivery to DRDC possible.
Kraken notes that final sea acceptance testing was completed on August 8th.
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Modus adding second Saab Seaeye Sabertooth to its Hybrid AUV fleet
Saab Seaeye has announced that Modus is adding a second Saab Seaeye Sabertooth to its Hybrid AUV (HAUV) fleet.
According to Saab Seaeye, the Sabertooth AUV will be equipped with extended autonomous endurance and increased thrust for high speed survey. Additionally, the AUV will be ready for the integration of advanced and high-resolution sensors for various applications and operations, the company says.
University of Tasmania's AUV completes successful first deployment in Antarctica
The University of Tasmania’s AUV, nupiri muka, and its support crew recently returned home after a successful first deployment in Antarctica.
Located in Tasmania, Australia, the University of Tasmania says that nupiri muka is the first untethered Australian AUV to dive under an ice shelf, joining AUVs from the UK and Sweden as the only ones in the world with this capability.
With support from the Australian Antarctic Program, nupiri muka was successfully deployed under the Sørsdal Glacier ice shelf during the summer Antarctic season. The AUV was funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) through the Antarctic Gateway Partnership.
National Oceanography Centre equipping its Autosub AUV with technology from Sonardyne
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) will equip the next generation of its Autosub AUV—targeted for under-ice operations—with high-performance hybrid navigation technology from Sonardyne International Ltd.
The new 2,000 meter depth-rated Autosub, also known as Autosub2KUI or A2KUI, is being specifically developed to carry high-performance sensors on the most demanding research missions under polar ice. It will be equipped with Sonardyne’s highest performing SPRINT-Nav inertial navigation system (INS).
Dynautics launches modular and scalable Dynautics Phantom AUV
Dynautics Ltd, a developer of intelligent marine electronics for unmanned boats, has announced the launch of the Dynautics Phantom, which the company describes as a modular and scalable AUV.
According to Dynautics, the Dynautics Phantom AUV represents a new concept in modular AUV design that can be adapted to carry a variety of payloads, and scalable to make sure it can be adapted to suit the mission of the end user.
“We designed the Phantom AUV to be modular to ensure we can adapt the design to meet the needs of our potential customers,” says Dr Henry Robinson, Dynautics CEO.
L3 Technologies and Sonardyne equip AUVs with 6G capability
L3 Technologies has announced that its commercial autonomous vessel product range will be equipped with 6G capability, thanks to a collaboration with Sonardyne International Ltd.
L3 says that its C-Stat 2 and C-Cat 3 autonomous vessels will be equipped with Sonardyne’s 6G range of Ranger 2 Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) tracking and communications systems.
According to L3, these distinctive platforms and sensor combinations have shown themselves capable of delivering optimized options for data gathering and subsea positioning tasks during inshore and offshore operational scenarios.
Kraken Robotic Systems to deliver ThunderFish 300 AUV to Canadian government
The government of Canada has awarded Kraken Robotic Systems Inc. a $1 million contract for the company’s ThunderFish 300 autonomous underwater vehicle.
Kraken’s ThunderFish 300 AUV, which was initially pre-qualified in April 2018 under the Canadian government’s Build in Canada Innovation Program, is expected to be delivered to Kraken's test partner, Defense Research and Development Canada, in Halifax in the second quarter of 2019.
Teledyne Gavia to formally introduce SeaRaptor AUV in April
Teledyne Gavia has announced that it will formally introduce its new 6000-meter rated AUV, SeaRaptor, in April.
SeaRaptor incorporates a variety of Teledyne components, including ascent and descent weight releases, multi-beam echosounders, obstacle avoidance multi-beam sonar (Teledyne RESON, Denmark) and Current, Temperature, and Depth sensor (CTD) (Teledyne RD Instruments, San Diego, CA).
Teledyne Gavia notes that the first vehicle delivered also carried an Edgetech Side Scan Sonar with Dynamic Focus capability, an iXblue Phins 6K INS system, and a CathX Camera and strobe system.
Ocean Infinity to use its AUVs for mapping and inspections in Brazil
Ocean Infinity has announced that its partner, Brazilian offshore consulting company Cepemais, has been awarded a contract to provide high-resolution hydrographic mapping services to Brazilian national oil company Petrobras.
During the project, which is for the Campos, Espirito Santo and Santos basins, offshore Brazil, Ocean Infinity will work under contract to Cepemais to map an area of 5,000 square kilometers and inspect 12,000 kilometers of pipelines using its AUVs.
Ocean Infinity’s AUVs will operate from the company’s ‘Island Pride’ vessel, and will work in water depths between 50 and 3,000 meters. Cepemais will interpret and report on the data that Ocean Infinity collects during the project.