Vehicle TechnologyVehicle TechnologyVehicle TechnologyAdvances in robotic vehicles continues to push technological limits and open new markets.Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV) ing industries in January 2014 when cal advancements introduced in the C-Ltd. launched what it is calling a revo- ASV, alongside sister company C&C Worker include the integration of a va-lutionary oil ? eld services unmanned Technologies, operated the vehicle in riety of offshore payload combinations surface vehicle. ASV announced a the Solent off Portsmouth, U.K. Fitted including USBL, ADCP (current me-breakthrough in unmanned oil and gas with a Sonardyne Gyro USBL acoustic ter), CTD, Multibeam Sonar, Acoustic operations with the introduction of positioning system, the vehicle success- Telemetry and Passive Acoustic Sonar C-Worker. The multiuse offshore un- fully executed seabed positioning and (PAM) for marine mammal detection. manned surface vehicle has been devel- Compatt calibration as well as station Payloads can be developed by ASV or oped to conduct subsea positioning, sur- keeping and following survey lines. by customers who are supplied an empty veying and environmental monitoring. C-Worker leverages technology from payload frame and a software and power C-Worker demonstrated to members more than 50 unmanned vehicles ASV interface speci? cation. The C-Worker’s of the oil and gas and offshore survey- has built to date. Additional technologi- navigation sensor suite is comprised of ASV dubs C-Worker a breakthrough in unmanned oil and gas operations.March 201432 MTRMTR #2 (18-33).indd 32 MTR #2 (18-33).indd 32 2/21/2014 10:35:39 AM2/21/2014 10:35:39 AM