University of New South Wales takes delivery of new Seamor 300F HD ROVJames Smith, a post doctoral research scientist at the University of New South Wales School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Science (BEES), together with Professor Iain Suthers, organised a research grant to fund the purchase of a Seamor Advanced 300F High Definition ROV. The ROV will be used for a wide variety of research projects, including the continual surveying of artificial reefs off Sydney, as well as travelling down to Antarctica for a 6 week underwater investigation of a variety of antarctic ecosystems. The benefit of using the Seamor ROV is apparent due to its extremely robust design, as well as the only ROV of its kind to be able to deliver full uncompressed raw 1080p high definition video to the control panel. While conducting environmental and ecological surveys, it is important to be able to identify the variety of species encountered. The quality and clarity of the high definition video enables researchers to have the highest level of confidence when it comes to species identification. ROV Innovations spent 2 days with the researchers at the university, going through basic training such as ROV setup, basic ROV principals, tether management, various techniques in ROV underwater movement, and troubleshooting. Hands on "flying" of the ROV began in the Universities Olympic pool, where the guys quickly mastered the basic ROV manoeuvres. Once they were used to the responsiveness of the Seamor ROV, it was time to take it up a notch. The Sydney Institute of Marine Science (www.sims.org.au) research facility in Chowder Bay in Sydney Harbour provided the perfect environment to test the newfound skills of the researchers. Throughout the training, the University staff continually found new ways in which the ROV could benefit the variety of research projects that were being undertaken. With the 300m depth rating, 300m of fibre optic tether, dual function manipulator arm (grabber), 4 LED flood lights, and twin lasers for determining scale, and size of biological samples, the options were only limited to the imagination. A sample of footage taken on the day out at SIMS can be seen below. For best effect, ensure that you maximise the screen to take advantage of the full 1080p high definition.
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Underwater Bridge InspectionsROV Innovations won a contract to inspect the footings, scour, and general structural integrity of 19 bridges in Brisbane, Queensland. This initial inspection was to determine the general state of the bridges, detect any foreign obstacles around the footings, and also to measure any scouring and condition of the pile cap. Due to the zero visibility of the waterways in question, and the general nature of “phase one” of the bridge inspection, ROV Innovations conducted the inspections with one of their commercial dive teams. “Phase Two” of the inspections would require state of the art hardware such as high definition 3D multi beam sonar imaging to “see” the assets through the high turbidity of the Brisbane River and its tributaries. The inspections were completed on time and with no complications, allowing the Brisbane City Council to collect some valuable information of each of the bridges.
We look forward to assisting the BCC in future projects requiring in depth analysis of their underwater structures. "ROV Innovations and the Water Industry Operators Association"This year, ROV Innovations became a corporate member of the Water Industry Operators Association of Australia (WIOA). As part of this, we decided to help promote the Gold Coast WIOA Trade show by exhibiting our ROVs as well as our inspection and survey capabilities to the water industry professionals. The event was a huge success with over 800 visitors turning up to listen to the variety of guest lectures, have lunch and dinner with fellow water industry professionals, and view the latest in technology from over 110 exhibitors. As a first time exhibitor at the WIOA event, everyone was extremely friendly and helpful, and willing to go out of their way to lend a hand. The show spanned 2 days (June 5th and 6th), and it was the perfect opportunity to catch up with past and existing clients, as well as introduce ourselves and show our capabilities to new councils and companies. Everyone that stopped by for a chat was amazed at the clarity of video from our 1080p High Definition ROV that was displayed on our 145cm LCD TV, and could immediately think of at least a few situations where they could utilise the ROV. From surveying aquaculture facilities, inspecting diffusers in croc infested waters, internal pipeline inspections, and chlorine dosing tanks, the various Queensland regional councils had just about every scenario we had heard of. Overall it was a fantastic event, and we look forward to attending next years Expo's in Bendigo, Canberra, as well as on the Gold Coast! A media release from the WIOA Queensland Expo can be seen below. For more information about the EXPO and WIOA, you can find their website at http://www.wioa.org.au
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