Real-time monitoring of the vessel and payload sensors status thanks to the AUV’s acoustic communication links ensure in-mission quality and accuracy, while time-stamping of the data at source simplifies georeferencing.Ĭapable of being launched and recovered either from shore or a ship of opportunity, it can map an area of 120km 2 per dive using the combined survey functionalities of a HISAS1032 and EM2040 (The HUGIN AUV is also compatible with third-party sensor integrations). It can operate autonomously or semi-autonomously along pre-planned routes with provision for supervision and intervention via an acoustic tether. The new HUGIN which is set to join Argeo’s fleet represents the latest evolution of a design, developed in partnership with the Norwegian Defense Research Establishment (FFI), which can trace its origins all the way back to 1991.ĭepth-rated to 6,000 meters, the HUGIN AUV uses cutting-edge battery technology to enable survey mission durations of up to 50 hours at a speed of 4 knots. The news comes a mere five months after it was confirmed that Argeo had signed the first commercial contract to deploy Eelume’s game-changing autonomous ‘snake robot’ – an advanced robotic solution developed in collaboration with Kongsberg Maritime as a majority shareholder.Įstablished in 2017, Argeo uses AUVs for subsea data acquisition and visualization, hosting hydrographic, geophysical and geological operations for clients in the Oil & Gas, Offshore Wind, Deep Sea Minerals and Infrastructure sectors which match high efficiency with a low environmental impact. Consequently, if the airplane is found, its position will be well known," commented Vice President AUV for Kongsberg Maritime, Bjørn Jalving.The Norwegian subsea survey and inspection company Argeo AS has further consolidated its warm business relationship with Kongsberg Maritime (KM) by acquiring another of KM’s HUGIN AUVs.
Its advanced navigation system counters the fact that GPS does no work under water. It is therefore very well suited for finding the Latham airplane. The HUGIN 1000 AUV with the HISAS 1030 synthetic aperture sonar has a new level of resolution and range in acoustic imagery and is especially designed to find small, modern mines, efficiently searching large areas. Bjørn Jalving is positive that HUGIN 1000 MR an ideal tool in the search for Latham, given its new and advanced technological developments. Vice President of AUVs for Kongsberg Maritime, Mr. If the plain is there, we are confident that we will find it," explained Captain Lieutenant Helge Stian Telle of the Royal Norwegian Navy. We can have this out at sea for 18 hours continually. HUGIN 1000 MR is a state-of-the-art AUV with the capacity to go down to 1000 metres and an operational speed of 4 knots. Covering 34 square nautical miles is not possible with a camera so we are very lucky to have this instrument. "HUGIN 1000 MR is the main search tool for this job. The HUGIN 1000 MR will be an important tool which the navy will operate from their logistic vessel KNM Tyr. They will explore an area close to Bear Island - the southernmost island of the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago, where the plane is assumed to have gone down and where local fishermen might previously have found parts of the airplane. The Royal Norwegian Navy will start the search in August 2009 based on directions given by the Norwegian Aviation Museum.
When the Royal Norwegian Navy in August starts its search for Roald Amundsen's airplane Latham, which disappeared in the Barents Sea in 1928, the HUGIN 1000 MR autonomous underwater vehicle will play a vital role. HUGIN AUV used in search for Amundsen's airplane
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