New ProductsBalef re for SeaView ROVImage: HypackGreensea Systems in-stalled its ROV control system, Bale? re, on a Saab Seaeye Falcon DR owned by SeaView NOAA Selects Systems, Inc. SeaView HYPACK, HYSWEEPsupported NOAA ear-lier this summer in the HYPACK and HYSWEEP software multibeam survey of were selected by NOAA to sup-several shipwrecks in port ? shery and habitat mapping Thunderbay National missions HYPACK supplied ? ve Marine Sanctuary, Lake NOAA Fishery Survey Vessels Huron, Michigan. To with the HYPACK and HYSWEEP complete the survey, it software solution. The vessel, was required that the out? tted with the Simrad ME70 vehicle be able to cor-scienti? c multibeam system on relate navigation data board, is used by NOAA for vari-and multibeam data ac-ous missions to support ? shery curately, hold station to and habitat mapping. allow for close-up cam-The latest version of HYSWEEP era inspection and con-(Photo courtesy of Greensea Systems)includes an interface for the duct automated surveys ME70, for the data collection, at constant speeds and and real time visualization of the planned line spacings. sonar. The software suite will Bale? re provides for interface unit of the Falcon.provide the operator with all the these capabilities and Greensea worked SeaView completed the survey for visualization tools included in the with SeaView to install and test the sys-NOAA and delivered quality multi-HYPACK and HYSWEEP software. tem in less than a week in preparation beam and video data ef? ciently and In addition, the new Real Time for the survey.cost effectively with their Falcon sys-Cloud provides the operator Combined with a FOG-based INS tem. “Mission planning and operations detailed views of the sea? oor developed by Greensea, the Bale? re were a breeze. Not only does Green-during the transect. This program control system added autopilots, station sea’s [Bale? re] control system enhance will be useful for easier feature keeping, dynamic positioning, autono-the ef? ciency of the project, it enhances detection and categorization, sys-mous control modes, path following, the ef? ciency of the ROV by reducing tem calibration and veri? cation, mission planning and sensor fusion the wear of the thrusters. Integrating and data quality control. to the basic Falcon DR ROV system. the control system will reduce project Once data is collected, process-Bale? re provides these functions in an costs and vehicle maintenance,” said ing will be done through the operator workspace that gives pilots an Geoff Cook, Operations Manager for HYSWEEP MBMAX64 software. intuitive and powerful interface. Green-SeaView.On board the vessel, the scien-sea integrated its standard Bale? re Bale? re is the new commercial ROV ti? c crew will be able to analyze product to the Falcon ROV by devel-control system product built on the the data set shortly after data oping a simple software driver for the openSEA software architecture which collection.Falcon handbox controller. No modi-provides robust ROV automation and www.hypack.com? cations were made to the ROV with a powerful operator workspace. Green-the exception of installing the INS. The sea provides the Falcon interface as a small Bale? re computer simply inter-standard con? guration for Bale? re.faced with the handbox and the topside www.greenseainc.comSeptember 201472 MTRMTR #7 (66-80).indd 72 MTR #7 (66-80).indd 72 8/27/2014 3:31:51 PM8/27/2014 3:31:51 PM