Kongsberg Maritime is pleased to announce that Ocean Infinity has signed an order for 6 HUGIN Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) rated to 3000 metres depth. The vehicles are equipped with a geophysical sensor suite and the latest generation KONGSBERG batteries.
New vehicles for global operations
The new vehicles will be mobilised for global operations, enabled by Ocean Infinity’s remote operations infrastructure. The vehicles will integrate as part of the Armada fleet of uncrewed and optionally crewed vessels and will augment the company’s existing AUVs rated to 6000 metres depth.
Dan Hook, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Ocean Infinity said, “Lessening the environmental impact of operations at sea is core to our business and with an expanded fleet of robotics, we'll have greater capacity to offer sustainable offshore data acquisition services. Using these AUVs, as part of our robotic fleet, we'll be supporting the growing renewables sector with remote data and inspection services.”
HUGIN Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)
This latest order from Ocean Infinity takes their fleet of HUGIN AUVs to more than 20"
Richard Mills, the Vice President (VP) of Marine Robotics Sales at Kongsberg Maritime, said “This latest order from Ocean Infinity takes their fleet of HUGIN AUVs to more than 20, making them uniquely placed to deliver data acquisition services, at an unmatched scale.”
Richard Mills adds, “They also include the introduction of some new capabilities, enabling operators to interface more easily with 3rd-party software and also control adaptive behaviours, in response to data collected in-mission.”
Featuring special software interfaces
Josh Broussard, the Director of Sub-Surface Technology at Ocean Infinity, said “These new AUVs include special software interfaces, which will allow us to integrate our remote operations technology, mission planning and dive management software, along with a backseat driver allowing the vehicle to react to payload sensor output.
Josh Broussard adds, “Combined, these technologies will enable greater autonomy, resulting in smart and efficient data gathering.”
