ROVs and AUVs in support of marine renewable technologies

Author

Elvander, J. ; Hawkes, G.

Author_Institution

Bluefin Robot. Corp., Quincy, MA, USA

fYear

2012

fDate

14-19 Oct. 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

This paper presents a discussion of the challenges involved in the support of offshore marine renewable technology installations and how recent developments in autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and innovative remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) provide a unique technical solution to address those challenges. A description of Bluefin Robotics´ AUVs is presented along with relevant data that show the effectiveness of the technology in these environments. Bluefin has recently partnered with Hawkes Ocean Technologies (HOT), and the paper provides a detailed description of the Hawkes Remotes line of low-footprint, high-speed ROVs that can similarly address the unique challenges of the offshore marine renewables market.

Keywords

autonomous underwater vehicles; oceanographic equipment; offshore installations; AUV; ROV; autonomous underwater vehicles; innovative remotely operated vehicles; marine renewable technologies; offshore marine renewable technology installations; Accuracy; Sensors; Sonar navigation; Synthetic aperture sonar; Vehicles; AUVs; Bluefin Robotics; Hawkes Ocean Technologies; ROVs; autonomous underwater vehicles; marine renewable technologies; remotely operated vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Oceans, 2012

Conference_Location

Hampton Roads, VA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0829-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.2012.6405139

Filename

6405139