Deep Down, To The Bottom Of The Sea

Surveying the ocean floor is the crucial point which needs a serious attention in this war zone. Many companies have come up with ocean survey equipment like ROV, Acoustic Doppler Current profiler, Acoustic releases, ROV lights and cameras and a number of new innovative equipment which helps in keeping an eye on the seabed.

ROV is abbreviated as a remotely operated vehicle. It is an unoccupied underwater robot that is connected to the ship with a number of cables. These cables aid in transmitting signals and commands to the operator and the ROV. This helps in navigating the vehicle remotely. An ROV is used for identifying the objects, inspecting the vessel and is used as a substitute for the diver when the diver’s safety is in question. An ROV comes with accessories like ROV lights, cameras, sonar systems, and an articulating arm.

ROV Lights

ROV lights come with blindingly bright LED’s, which boost the capacity of ROV’s to explore the sea deep down in the bottom.

Few Neat Features

1. By using a PWM servo signal one can fully control it.
2. No signal is needed to put it on and off.
3. To connect multiple lights daisy-chainable is used from a single connection.
4. For maximum light output and safety in the air automatic, smart temperature compensation is provided.

Many well-known companies design the best ROV’s with sufficient lumens and powerful LED some of them are VideoRay Pro 4 ROV lighting, XLamp MK-R, Imenco SeaLED 25 ROV light, SeaBotix, and many more.

Acoustic Release

It’s an oceanographic device which works on acoustic command signal. It is used in the deployment and subsequent recovery of instrumentation from the sea floor. An acoustic release has the ability to receive and transmit signal to the surface instrument. It consumes battery power to work swiftly and have a shelf life of 1-2 years. It is designed according to the use n shallow water or deep water, for large heavy loads and small instruments. Although it has multiple usages it is especially used in recovering instrument from deep areas where divers reach is out of question.

Teledyne Benthos, Edge Tech, iXblue, FioMarine, and many other manufacturers produce a number of Acoustic Release. These Acoustic Releases are used since decades as a safe and reliable means of ocean survey equipment. A secure Acoustic command is sent from the topside unit to the subsea unit. All the manufactures produce the exact Acoustic Release, which is operated from a universal topside unit. Operation under top side unit provides access to a wide spectrum of system capabilities and diagnostics to ensure ease of operation and recovery of instrumentation.

These manufacturers have become a synonym to quality and dependability, even in the odd environments.