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CEOE signs agreement with offshore survey company UTEC
8:12 a.m., March 10, 2010----The University of Delaware's College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment (CEOE) and offshore survey company UTEC Survey have signed an agreement that outlines cooperative efforts in autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) research.
Signing the agreement between the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment and UTEC Survey were, from left, Art Trembanis, CEOE Dean Nancy Targett and Trevor Hughes, director of sales and marketing for UTEC. They are pictured with the autonomous underwater vehicle Dora.
Signing the two-year agreement at the University's Newark campus were Trembanis, CEOE Dean Nancy Targett, and Trevor Hughes, UTEC's director of sales and marketing.Art Trembanis, assistant professor of geological sciences, said that he and his team will provide the company with training and use of UD's AUV, a torpedo-shaped device that swims untethered through the water collecting data. The device will assist with UTEC's efforts to map the ocean floor in support of a range of projects around the world.
“We are devoted to developing the next generation of ocean research tools, and this opportunity to extend our technological expertise to members of industry is a great testament to the strength of that work,” Targett said.
UTEC is one of the world's fastest growing offshore survey companies. Its U.S. office is located in Houston, but the company also has regional offices in the U.K. (Aberdeen), Australia (Perth) and Southeast Asia. It provides a range of services such as site surveys and geohazard assessments to energy, telecommunication, construction and renewables industries.
“The ability to utilize this existing robust platform to perform detailed surveys, coupled with the additional sensors UTEC will add to the existing platform capability will significantly enhance the group's capabilities to provide a highly portable AUV system on a global basis,” Hughes said.
“Its a real win-win,” Trembanis added. “For us, our students and staff get a connection to a thriving industry. It also means exposure to cutting-edge projects in a variety of fields, some very valuable experiences for students, and revenue to build up our AUV.”
This week, graduate student Adam Skarke traveled with the device to London for the Oceanology International meeting, where he is serving as UD's liaison in the partnership's initiation.
Known more affectionately as Dora (short for Delaware Oceanographic Research Autonomous underwater vehicle), the AUV is approximately 9 feet long and weighs about 176 pounds. It uses sonar sensors and other gauges to gather all types of vital information such as acoustic “pictures” and water quality data such as salinity and temperature.
The beauty of Dora, Trembanis said, is a design that lets researchers swap out its sensor modules depending on the kind of data they want to collect.
“A lot of AUVs are already doing survey applications in deep waters, but they are school bus sized,” Trembanis said. “We're talking about a completely different approach, a very small, modular device that can go anywhere in the world and can operate in very shallow waters.”
Thanks to all those useful characteristics, Dora is shaping up to be a very busy AUV.
Since its acquisition in 2008, Dora has been used to study everything from coral reefs off the Caribbean island of Bonaire to underwater habitats in Delaware Bay. Undergraduates studying abroad in New Zealand during the 2010 Winter Session helped deploy it on missions studying algal blooms, and high school students in CEOE's TIDE Camp last summer launched it in Delaware Bay to study the seafloor.
Trembanis explained that partnerships like the one with UTEC not only contribute to Dora's success, but also to the goals of the university.
“These partnerships really relate to the Path to ProminenceTM in that we're developing alliances between industry and academia, and leveraging the resources they have with the ideas and ingenuity that we have,” Trembanis said. “It's really exciting stuff.”
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01 March 2010
NEW COUGAR XTI LAUNCHED AT OCEANOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
Dual-role, deep water ROV opens new markets
A greater range of deep water applications is now possible with a new dual-role, 3000 metre-rated ROV from world leader Saab Seaeye.
Pioneering technology in the new Cougar XTi electric ROV means the vehicle can go deeper, has a smaller launch system, a thinner umbilical, clearer interface, smarter fault diagnostics, easier configuration and tighter piloting.
Managing director, Dave Grant sees the innovative new vehicle opening up a whole new market for the concept of a combined inspection and light work-ROV.
Cougar XTi - easy to reconfigure for different operational roles.
"Operating to 3000m depth, the Cougar XTi can perform tasks independently, or in support of a construction class hydraulic ROV."
He says it also brings important cost savings in deck space with a compact, single skid solution for the launch and recovery system (LARS).
Shrinking the LARS came from a breakthrough by Saab Seaeye engineers who managed to reduce the umbilical from a typical 32mm down to 20mm. The thinner umbilical not only significantly reduces the winch drum size, but offers considerably less drag in the water in strong currents.
They achieved the reduction by boosting the voltage from 500V to 3000V with only one power line, rather than two, needed to feed the system.
The 800Hz high frequency power distribution system also cuts the size of the ROV's on-board transformer by 80% and improves the vehicle's power to weight ratio giving an 80 kg payload at 3000m.
Pilot-friendly fault management
Other innovations include a simplified man/machine interface (MMI) for easier control. It also keeps the pilot in touch with the health of the ROV and warns of potential problems.
Smart fault diagnostics gives the pilot a clear interpretation of a fault and the remedial action to be taken, including the ability to remotely isolate the failed component and keep the ROV working.
Each on board device - thrusters, lights, tools etc - is managed through an intelligent three mode distributed plug and go control system. The first mode controls the device; the second provides the diagnostics; and the third is used to channel software updates.
It is a software-driven concept that makes it quick and easy to reconfigure the vehicle for different operational roles, and changing task-specific tooling skids.
These tooling options can include manipulator packages, anvil and disc cutters, water-jetting equipment, torque tools, survey packages with camera booms, drill support and IRM tooling.
The Cougar XTi also has a new autopilot system that gives the operator more precise positioning of the vehicle by automatically holding depth and heading in much tighter parameters than ever before.
Fingertip manoeuvrability in every direction is achieved with six powerful brushless DC thrusters that give velocity feedback for precise and predictable control.
The Cougar XTi is a major upgrade of the long proven Cougar concept and includes breakthrough technology from Saab Seaeye's flagship Jaguar electric work-ROV, along with systems developed by its parent company Saab Underwater Systems for military ROV applications.
By expanding the ROV market with this innovative new concept, Saab Seaeye continues to lead the way in technological development and extend its lead status as the world's largest and most respected manufacturer of electrically operated ROVs. Parent, Saab Underwater Systems is itself a world leader in sensor systems, precision engagement systems, and remotely operated and autonomous underwater vehicles.
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SAAB Seaeye Sarov article from the society of underwater technology newsletter
When the Saab Group acquired Seaeye Marine in 2007, one of its strategic objectives was to investigate the potential of broadening and adapting its military-based subsea technology for use in the civil offshore/marine market. There were clear synergies between the autonomous vehicle portfolio of Saab Subsea Systems and the electrical remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems developed by the Hampshire-based manufacturer. What this also gave Saab, was access to Seaeye’s wealth offshore market expertise that could enable the expanded group to collaborate in pursuing alternative market opportunities.
Now, two years later, Saab Underwater Systems has unveiled its first civil product – the SAROV Offshore Hybrid. This concept could realistically have significant practical ramifications on how future deepwater observation and intervention activities are conducted, and Saab is working closely with Aker Solutions on ways to practically develop the technology. An introductory system was unveiled at Offshore Europe in Aberdeen, inviting industry comments before the complete system is formally launched next year.
“Saab Underwater Systems has a strong background in developing unmanned underwater vehicles, traditionally for mine countermeasure operations and search/recovery and potentially for maritime security and artificial targets,” said Sven-Inge Svensson, vice president of unmanned systems. “We have a good record, selling over 70 systems across the world. While the SAROV Offshore Hybrid is new, its components and systems have been tested over many years in parallel, but equally demanding, theatres of operation.”
One of Saab’s most advanced military designs is the Double Eagle, a hybrid vehicle that combines the speed and cost-effectiveness of an untethered autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) with power efficiency and flexibility of a tethered ROV (UT2 August/September 2008, p44–45). Many of its features have now found their way into the new offshore Saab autonomous remotely operated vehicle (SAROV).
“The Double Eagle had to be large enough to afford it a high endurance while being able to carry a disposal charge for mine detonation. The SAROV Offshore Hybrid is designed more for observation and light intervention on distributed offshore infrastructure, thus necessitating a different design shape and specifications,” said Svensson. While the SAROV Offshore Hybrid has a similar length to its military counterpart, it is available in two configurations: single and double hull rated to 3000m water depth. Both are 3m in length and 450mm in height, however, the double hull increases the Offshore Hybrid’s width from 400mm to 900mm and the launch weight from 250kg to 650kg.
The double hull increases the forward speed from 4kts to 5kts and the forward thrust from 30kgf to 100kgf (although the lateral thrust is marginally increased from 25kgf to 30kgf and the vertical thrust remains the same at 50kgf). may be a bit low for certain applications, but since the control system allows alternate thruster configurations, tool packs can include additional thrusters if needed without having to sacrifice size, weight and endurance for other missions. It also doubles the payload from 40kg to 80kg and increases the battery capacity from 8kWh to 14kWh which manifests as an increase from 2–4 hours to 3–10 hours. Click Here to read more...
Jan 14, 2010
MARK TAYLOR/ Waikato Times
Waikato University launched its very own yellow submarine at Huntly’s Weaver’s Lake yesterday.
Researchers will use the $700,000 Automated Underwater Vehicle (AUV), nicknamed Dora, to study the effects of algal blooms and humans on lakes. The AUV is on loan from the University of Delaware for several months.
Waikato University professor Craig Cary, who is also a faculty member at the University of Delaware, said the AUV’s cutting-edge technology meant geological and biological researchers could look at things differently.
The AUV’s tiny conning tower contains an iridium cell phone transmitter to relay data. Sonar attached to the hull creates a contour map of the lake floor accurate to within 15cm, and sensors collect data of algal blooms and other scientific variables.
“We can find out what’s driving the algal community in the lakes, and that’s critical to our knowledge of getting them back to what they should be,” Professor Cary said.
The sub, one of 13 worldwide, also carries a camera but the lake’s murky water limited visibility. The launch was watched by 29 Delaware University under-graduates doing five weeks of research in New Zealand.
NEW DEEP-SWIMMING ROV HEADS FOR BRAZIL
December 10, 2009
Specialist contractor, DOF Subsea, has taken delivery of an advanced design of deep-swimming ROV from Saab Seaeye, destined for Brazil. The new 3000 metre-rated Cougar XTi ROV features technological developments that open up a greater range of deep water applications. It will be permanently commissioned aboard a specially built DOF Subsea vessel, along with two hydraulic work-class vehicles. The vessel has been constructed in Norway and will operate offshore in Brazil for Light Well Intervention. The onboard Launch and Recovery System (LARS) has been built by ODIM, and includes Active Heave Compensation. Shrinking the size of LARS has been made possible by reducing the diameter of the umbilical from a typical 32mm down to 20mm through new ROV power technology. A thinner umbilical also offers less drag; and the 800Hz high frequency power system cuts the size of the ROV's on board transformer by 80% thereby improving the vehicle's power to weight ratio.
A greater range of deep water applications is more possible with the new Cougar XTi
Other key developments include a fault tolerant system that isolates any failed component and allows the ROV to keep working at its designated task. A greater range of deep water applications is more possible with the new Cougar XTi Pilots get fault diagnostics through a simplified man/machine interface that interprets the fault data for them before clearly displaying the problem and the remedial action to be taken.
A simplified man/machine interface keeps the pilot fully in touch with the system.
Clever system integration makes the ROV more software driven than hardware dependent and therefore easier to reconfigure for different operational roles. It means different task-specific tooling skids can be readily added and changed as needed, along with custom designed options for specific operational needs. Such tooling can include manipulator packages, anvil and disc cutters, water-jetting equipment, torque tools, survey packages with camera booms, drill support and IRM tooling. The ROV also has a new autopilot system that gives the pilot more precise positioning of the vehicle by automatically holding depth and heading in much tighter parameters than ever before.
The Cougar XTi is an upgrade of the long proven Cougar concept, with breakthrough technology introduced from Saab Seaeye's flagship Jaguar electric work-ROV. Saab Seaeye's managing director, Dave Grant says, 'The Cougar XTi opens up a whole new market for the concept of a combined inspection and light work-ROV. Providing operation to 3000m depth the Cougar XTi can either perform tasks independently or provide support for the work of construction class hydraulic ROV's. It also brings important cost savings in deck space and can be provided with a compact single skid solution for the LARS.' The Cougar XTi is a development that will maintain Saab Seaeye's lead position as the largest manufacturer of electrically operated ROVs. Its parent company is Saab Underwater Systems, a world leader in sensor systems, precision engagement systems, and remotely operated and autonomous underwater vehicles. For DOF Subsea, the Cougar will add to the company's extensive capability in providing construction and engineering, IRM, ROV and survey support services to the world's major subsea markets. DOF Subsea employs over 800 highly qualified staff and own state of the art equipment including 26 offshore construction, diving and ROV support vessels, 37 ROVs, 1 AUV and 11 diving spreads.
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For Release
Reykjavik, December 2008
Low-logistics pipeline inspections now possible using Gavia AUV and AutoTracker Hafmynd Ehf, the maker of the Gavia AUV announces that AutoTracker active pipeline tracking capability from SeeByte Ltd is now available to our customers following integration trials carried out by Hafmynd and SeeByte in Iceland during October of 2008 when 36 km of pipe were successfully tracked in during operations AutoTracker is developed by SeeByte Ltd as a part of it's SeeTrack Offshore family which can be integrated into a Gavia payload allowing the Gavia AUV to autonomously track pipelines using the input of the onboard side scan sonar to maintain a constant offset from the pipe. While actively tracking the pipe the Gavia AUV is capable of using a number of sensors to conduct an inspection of the pipe including side scan and bathymetry and the possibility of other specialized payloads. In addition, AutoTracker includes advanced search routines that enable it to recover the pipeline track after an
unexpected pipeline burial. AutoTraker can be integrated into the standard Gavia AUV and also the 1000m depth rated Gavia. In addition to AutoTracker, the Gavia can mount an array of sensors for varied applications. According to Arnar Steingrimsson, Hafmynd's marketing manager, "Together with SeeByte Ltd, Hafmynd looks forward to providing all users of the Gavia technology with a new pipeline inspection capability in a deep rated, man portable form factor system, capable of gathering data sets at a substantial saving to the end user when compared to
using traditional means."
Background:
The Gavia Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) has been in development from 1997
when the Gavia program was started as a joint development with the University of
Iceland. The Gavia AUV is a highly versatile man portable AUV with a user configurable
modular construction. The Gavia can carry an array of sensors including cameras, side
scan sonar, IHO precision bathymetric sonar, and various environmental sensors. In
addition payloads such as SeeByte's AutoTracker and the Scanmatic AS developed Sonar
Training Target and other specialized payloads can be carried. Hafmynd is the
manufacturer of the Gavia and the sole owner of IP rights.
HAFMYND DELIVERS FIRST GAVIA SONAR TRAINING TARGET TO DANISH NAVY.
Reykjavik, September 2008
Recently Hafmynd successfully completed acceptance testing for the first ever Gavia Sonar Training Target (STT) to the Danish Navy for use in Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) training application.
Figure 1 Danish Navy and Hafmynd personnel after acceptance testing at Hafmynd facilities, Reykjavik
The Gavia STT configuration combines a standard Gavia AUV with a DVL aided INS and a Sonar Transponder Module (STM) which is based on the Sonar Calibration and Training (SONCAT) from Scanmatic AS of Norway, packaged into a specially designed Gavia payload module. The SONCAT is a buoy based simulated target system for testing sonars at sea and is currently in use by the Danish and Dutch navies, and by NATO FORACS Norway and Greece.
Figure 2 Gavia Sonar Training Target (STT) configuration
The Gavia STT is designed to be operated from either shore or from a small boat and is operated through a modified Gavia User Interface and also can be controlled by an
Figure 3 Sonar Training Module
When in use the Gavia STT will appear to sonar operators as a submarine travelling with the speed of the platform and with a max target strength of 20 dB, typical of a medium size submarine. When an active sonar ping is detected by the STT, the received signal is modified by "highlights", amplified and returned nearly instantly (transmitting while receiving). The echo is typically manipulated to look like a real target with finite dimensions and several targets can be pre-designed and stored in the STT with different aspect angle. When the platform is programmed to turn into a new leg of its sailing mission, an echo structure representing the new aspect angle of the target can be commanded to the STT.
In addition the STT can output pre-stored pulses or pre-stored noise signals continuously or with intervals, and with varying level - either increasing or decreasing. This can be used for identifying a target among other targets, for simulating a torpedo attack or for warning surface ships when surfacing.
Figure 4 Gavia STT undergoing testing
The Gavia STT offers a cost effective means of conducting ASW training versus traditional disposable systems and exemplifies the flexible nature of the GAVIA AUV system. The STT module and all other Gavia modules are field swappable permitting the reconfiguration of a single Gavia system to conduct such varied applications as hydrographic survey, autonomous pipe tracking, mine counter measures (MCM) to ASW applications.
According to Arnar Steingrimsson, Marketing Manager at Hafmynd Ehf, " The delivery of the first Gavia STT marks a major milestone for Hafmynd in the use of the Gavia AUV in a new and exciting application and we look forward to working with the Danish Navy and other navies in delivering a real value added component to ASW training operations."
Background:
The Gavia AUV has been in development from 1997 when the Gavia program was started as a joint development with the University of Iceland. The Gavia AUV is a highly versatile man portable AUV with a user configurable modular construction. The Gavia can carry an array of sensors including cameras, side scan sonar, IHO precision bathymetric sonar, various environmental sensors such as CTD's and sound velocity sensors. In addition the Gavia can carry payload modules that can be fitted with custom sensors. Hafmynd is the manufacturer of the Gavia and the sole owner of IP rights.
Scanmatic AS was established in 1971 with the aim to develop, manufacture and deliver industrial instrumentation- and computer systems within data acquisition, remote control, surveillance and hydro acoustics.. Scanmatic is with it's staff of 30 highly skilled engineers and technicians, located in Arendal on the southern coast of Norway. Within hydro acoustics and sonar technology, Scanmatic's major customers are European navies, NATO FORACS, and the oil and gas industry.
For further information contact: Chris Roper
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Gavia AUV's for NATO NAMSA
Reykjavik, February 2009
Hafmynd Ehf, Reykjavik, Iceland and Clemaco Trading, Oostende, Belgium, Hafmynd's
distributor for Benelux proudly announce the recent award of contract by the NATO
Maintenance and Supply Agency (NAMSA, www.namsa.nato.int ) LG Program for the
delivery of two Gavia systems and associated spares and support. The Gavia systems will
be delivered 1st quarter 2009 and will primarily be used for Mine Counter Measures
(MCM) applications by NATO Navies, but due to the modular nature of the Gavia
system these vehicles can readily be re-configured by the addition of Gavia modules to
conduct varied missions from hydrographic survey to Anti Submarine Warfare training.
According to Arnar Steingrimsson, Marketing Manager from Hafmynd, "These sales
to NAMSA LG mark an important milestone for Hafmynd and Clemaco in military sales
and we look forward to working with NAMSA LG and NATO navies in providing the
versatile Gavia technology for varied applications.'
US Coast Guard Cutter Alexander Hamilton found by Icelandic Coast Guard with the aid of a Gavia Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Reykjavik, October 200967 years after being torpedoed by a German U boat in January 1942 while escorting a convoy to Iceland and within sight of land, the final resting place of the Treasury Class US Coast Guard Cutter Alexander Hamilton WPG-34, was finally identified during an Icelandic Coast Guard operation utilizing a Gavia AUV early September 2009. This was the first US loss in the Atlantic after the Pearl Harbor attacks on December 7th, 1941.
Figure 1 Gavia operation with Icelandic Coast Guard, ICG Cutter 'gir in background
Shortly after receiving a new aircraft with specialized pollution detection equipment in July 2009, the Icelandic Coast Guard detected traces of oil on the surface invisible to the naked eye in an area not known to contain any wrecks. Soon thereafter a survey vessel was dispatched to the area which did a multibeam sonar survey using a relatively low frequency system which while surveying large swathes of the ocean bottom, does not provide much resolution on contacts. However this survey did reveal an uncharted wreck. As a result of these findings a subsequent operation was planned with the Icelandic Coast Guard Cutter 'gir in order to identify the wreck and to try and obtain higher resolution side scan sonar and bathymetric data from a Gavia AUV and video footage from an accompanying Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). On 31 August, 2009, In spite of windy conditions and sea state 4 -5 it was decided to press on with the operation due to Icelandic Coast Guard vessel availability. The Gavia AUV was operated from a RIB from the ICG Cutter 'gir. Small boat ops in these conditions were quite challenging to the AUV operators, presenting both challenges for launch and recovery and to a greater extent the visual relocation of the vehicle even with a known GPS position of the vehicle due to the high swells and limited visibility.
Figure 2 Recovery of Gavia AUV to Icelandic Coast Guard RIB
The Gavia AUV that was utilized during the operation was equipped with a 600 kHs Side Scan Sonar and a 500 kHz GeoSwath module was employed as well. As the Gavia AUV is a modular system it was possible to insert the GeoSwath module when required. Navigation of the system was from a DVL aided Inertial Navigation System.
From the data gathered it was possible to ascertain that the vessel is lying on its Starboard side roughly at a 45 degree angle in around 95 meters depth. It was also possible to see the evidence of the massive damage from the torpedo which left roughly an 11m long hole in the bottom of the ship. Further video data from the ROV of the ships' running gear determined without a doubt that this was the Alexander Hamilton.
Figure 3 Side Scan Sonar record of the Alexander Hamilton showing gaping hole from torpedo strike and running gear (600 kHz Marine Sonics with 30m range settings)
According to Capt. Halld'r Nellet, Chief of Operations, Icelandic Coast Guard, "The Gavia AUV proved to be a powerful tool in the Icelandic Coast Guards' identification of the Alexander Hamilton providing us with a clearer picture of the vessel in its entirety including the damage sustained and how the wreck lies on the sea bottom through high quality side scan and bathymetric data from a man portable platform and was a valuable asset in this operation."
Figure 4 Dr Richard Yeo of Hafmynd going over freshly retrieved data with Icelandic Coast Guard prior to planning the next mission
The finding of the Alexander Hamilton is historically significant as it is the first ship lost by the US in the Atlantic, just one month after the US became embroiled in the Second World War after the attacks on Pearl Harbor, and for the fact that 20 men that were killed during this torpedo attack went down with the ship. The Hamilton was originally presumed to have gone down considerably to the south of the position where she was found.
Figure 5 500 kHz GeoSwath image showing clearly how the Hamilton is lying
According to Arnar Steingrimsson, Marketing Manager at Hafmynd, "Hafmynd Ehf is pleased to have been able to play a role in this discovery of the Alexander Hamilton in conjunction with the Icelandic Coast Guard and to properly mark the final resting place of these twenty US Coast Guard sailors. We thank the men of the Hamilton and countless others for their service and the sacrifices made by them and their families during this dark time; you are not forgotten."
Hafmynd also wishes to thank the US Coast Guard for the valuable assistance with historical drawings and images of the Alexander Hamilton.
For further information contact:
Roper Resources Ltd. 805 798 0277 Chris@RoperResources.com
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November 04, 2009 Posted by Kmax | Tags: AUV, ROV, Underwater, Robotics,Robotic submarines, SAAB, SEAEYE, Inuktun, Contros.Remotely Operated Vehicle,Remote Intervention systems,Sub Sea Robotics,Iver2,AUV 62,Gavia,Autonomous Underwater Vehicle,Autonomous Intervention,Inspection ROV,Sidescan Sonars,Underwater Cameras,CO2 CH4 sensors,Visual enhancement technology
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SAAB Seaeye Merging Technologies
SAAB_Seaeye_Cougar-XT_Rev3b.pdf
SAROV2009.pdf
Seaeye_Falcon_rev8rr2009.pdf
Seaeye_Falcon_Running_Latch_Lock.pdf
Seaeye_Jaguar_rr2009.pdf
Seaeye_Panther_Plus_rr2009.pdf
Seaeye Panther_XT_rr2009.pdf
Seaeye_Surveyor_Plus.pdf
Seaeye_Tiger_and_Lynx_rr2009-8.pdf
seavision.pdf
shipwreck.pdf
sidescan.pdf SUBROV_versatile_ROV_system2009-11.pdf SUBROV_Submarine_ROV_2_RR.pdf
smart_tether_data_sheet.pdf
SmartDI-UW-Logger_V3_ENG.pdf
SNP-2-88.pdf
sonar_theory.pdf
sonarwiz.pdf
SonarWizMap.pdf
SP90.pdf
SP45.pdf
SP150.pdf_07
SpecSheet_HydroC-CO2_ENG.pdf
spectrum45_2009.pdf
SPECTRUM45PT_RR.pdf
SPECTRUM90_RR.pdf
sportscan_faq.pdf
Sportscan_Specs2009.pdf
subcon.pdf
subconn.pdf
SUBROV2009.PDF
SUBROV-SubmarineROV_2rr.pdf
SAAB_UNDERWATER_SYSTEMS_subrov_oil_gas.pdf
terrella6_datasheet.pdf
TSR-100 Sensor.pdf
versatrax100_ 2009.pdf
VERSATRAX100_704_RR.pdf
VERSATRAX150_357_RR.pdf
VERSATRAX300_VLR_RR.pdf
vfdeep.pdf
vfmsx.pdf
viper-amphibian.pdf
viper-land.pdf
VT100.pdf
VT100x.pdf
VT150x.pdf
VT300.pdf
YellowFin_rr2009.pdf
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