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NAVDEX
2013 Daily News - VideoRay at NAVDEX 2013 |
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VideoRay
to Hold Live In-Water Demonstrations of Autonomous Military Underwater
Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) at NAVDEX 2013
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VideoRay
is the largest volume producer of Underwater ROVs (Remotely Operated
Vehicles) in the world. With over 2,500 units delivered to a wide range
of organizations for a wide range of missions, hundreds of VideoRays
work every day throughout the world underwater keeping us free from
terrorism, finding and retrieving objects, inspecting infrastructure
both inland and offshore, and keeping divers safe from hazardous conditions.
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The loaded
VideoRay Pro 4 with Imaging Sonar and DVL can be launched and recovered
by one person without the use of LARS (Launch and Recovery) systems.
(Picture: VideoRay) |
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VideoRay
stand (B-034) is located in the US Pavilion at NAVDEX 2013 and will
hold two (2) live in-water demonstrations daily at 1200 and 1500.
VideoRay will demonstrate the Pro 4 MIL 300 ROV configuration which
includes several features designed for military style operations including
EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), MCM (Mine Countermeasures), and general
Port Security submerged inspections and surveys. The ROV will feature
RI (reacquire Identify) CoPilot by SeeByte software, BlueView multibeam
imaging sonar, and a Teledyne Doppler Velocity Log. |
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3D rendition
of RI CoPilot: ideal for Mine Countermeasure sorties, the submersible
reacquires and identifies existing target coordinates, or autonomously
flies to sonar targets clicked on by the operator.
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The ROV
system uses sonar, navigation and vehicle control combined as a live
control capable of going to a preset surface or subsurface target location
using coordinates, run a preset search route, or go automatically to
“point and click” locations in route. Pilots can autonomously
follow pre-defined sorties or maintain a station in currents exceeding
1 knot and rough sea conditions.
Easily transported by small boat or RHIB to a secure GPS launch point,
CoPilot RI can safely investigate underwater objects of interest in
a Mine Danger Area (MDA). CoPilot RI self-propels and navigates using
pre-planned data to commence target reacquisition and identification
with high definition sonar and low light video. CoPilot RI allows personnel
to maintain a safe standoff distance from hazardous items, keeping the
diver out of the water and giving the operational commander additional
capacity of limited diver resources. |
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VideoRay
Control Panel Operator Interface – VideoRay Cockpit ROV control
software and SeeByte CoPilot autonomous vehicle control software including
the “CLICK TO GO” target acquisition and navigation feature.
(Picture: VideoRay) |
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CoPilot
RI can perform a wide range of underwater search missions and relay
information in real-time to provide the following immediate benefits:
• Autonomous Localization, Identification, and Reacquisition
of mine-like threats
• Common Operator Interface Navy (COIN) compliant to provide mission
planning, real time monitoring and post-processing software tool kit
for rapid on-site analysis and fusion of sensor data, including side
scan sonar, imaging sonar, and video from unmanned, towed, tethered
systems and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) COIN is integrated
with the US Navy’s Mine Warfare and Environmental Decision Aids
Library (MEDAL)
• Pre-programmable to conduct lawnmower trajectories and provide
high-resolution sensor data to assure a 100% coverage rate with point
and click target marking and reacquisition
• Rapidly assess and mitigate underwater hazards without placing
a diver in the water or unnecessarily tagging out a ship
• Removes divers from in water search to reduce personnel “Time-on-Target”
• Frees personnel for other tasks reducing manpower requirements
• Man-portable for rapid, easy deployment
• Low maintenance
• COTS system with 2,200+ ROVs sold and delivered world-wide
• Established logistics and maintenance support capabilitiese
Visit VideoRay during NAVDEX 2013 on stand B-034 |
