ROVS, AUVS, CAMERAS & LIGHTS
The Rise of Underwater Robotics in Focus at Subsea UK Event
Subsea UK’s annual Underwater Robotics conference will return this October with a live-streamed event demonstrating the latest advances in underwater robotic technology and exploring the opportunities and challenges of an autonomous future.
Broadcast from the Subsea UK studio in Aberdeen on 5 and 6 October 2021, the event will bring together technical and operational experts from a range of sectors across the blue economy, including defence, aquaculture, marine science and offshore energy.
With technology rapidly evolving to provide smarter solutions to challenges across all sectors, the conference will look at what’s being developed by the
industry and the potential for further advances in underwater robotics.
The call for speakers is now open with abstracts being sought across topics including energy transition and net zero targets, artificial intelligence (AI), autonomous systems, remote communications and operations, survey and inspection technology and the latest developments in underwater vehicles, navigation systems, data acquisition and analytics which could have cross-sector applications.
Neil Gordon, Chief Executive of Subsea UK, said: “The UK Government recently announced £7m of funding for new robotics and AI technologies across the UK as part of a drive to ‘build back better’ from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
image credit: Blue Ocean Monitoring
“The rapid evolution of robotic technologies including manipulators, sensors and navigational methods, along with AI, is transforming the way underwater companies operate and unlocks major opportunities for our industry.
“The aim of this event is to uncover the latest developments in underwater technologies, particularly those which have applications in multiple sectors, get to grips with the challenges and demonstrate the opportunities around the use of robotics in accelerating solutions that will promote digitisation.”
Hybrid Auv Secures Statnett Survey Contract For Modus
Global subsea services company, Modus Subsea Services Ltd has been awarded a contract to perform survey services in connection with a new cable corridor requirement in Ofotfjorden, northern Norway. The campaign will use the Modus Hybrid AUV (HAUV) system which represents the very latest in merged ROV and AUV technology.
As part of the scope, Modus shall perform a desk top study, to identify further site information and support the preparation of the project. In Q2 2021, Modus shall mobilise HAUV-2 to collect geophysical seabed survey data, perform target inspection and an environmental survey across a 6km x 1km area. The HAUV will be operated as a high-speed ROV in tethered mode to provide real time
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data feedback and decision making. The scope will be performed from the M/V Elektron vessel in a water depth range of less than 10 metres to 500 metres.
To perform the scope of work the HAUV will house Multibeam Echosounder, Sidescan Sonar and Sub-Bottom Profiler. The speed in which the HAUV can collect data in high current and shallow water environments without compromising data quality, is expected to yield significant project efficiencies for Statnett.
“This is the first survey contract we have entered into with Modus and we are looking forward to the cooperation,” says Karin Ryssdalsnes Project Manager at Statnett.
Guy Lainchbury, Commercial Manager for Modus said “Working for Statnett, the system operator of the Norwegian
grid, is a great opportunity for Modus to demonstrate this class leading Hybrid AUV technology. The difficult environmental conditions that we will experience, along with the ability to collect multiple streams of data from varying sensor technology and at high speed, will be the defining factors of this project. Modus HAUV systems are now used globally, and we have achieved success in reducing overall project timelines and providing best in class reporting. Modus look forward to working with Statnett across their subsea network into the future with this disruptive technology.”
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