as well as a USBL and sonar system. Ageotec were selected by COMSUBIN (the Italian Navy’s diver unit) to provide an open frame ROV system for visual and instrumentation research, objects recovery and underwater rescue. The system accomplished its ? rst mission in April and is now fully operational. With a lift capacity of 40kg, the Hydro-Lek Image courtesy of BowtechHLK-HD5 is a rugged work class ? ve-function arm and incorporates a continu-Bowtech Lamp Range ous jaw rotate assembly and three hy-ExtendedBowtech Products Ltd., a producer of draulic cylinders. Constructed from 316 subsea vision systems, announced the stainless steel, HE30 aluminum and high arrival of the LED-S-Series lamp, a density polyethylene, the HLK-HD5 is Image: SBGsmaller, 10,000 lumen version of its designed for the smaller ROV for heavy Ellipse-N model with integrated duty underwater tasks. GNSS receiver20,000 lumen LED-V-Series underwater www.hydro-lek.com? oodlight. The LED-S-Series lamp has been designed to offer a smaller, lighter Contact Rationalizing and SBG Miniature and lower lumen output than its LED-V-Map Corrections SoftwareSeries using the same technology. Out-Chesapeake Technology Inc. (CTI), a Inertial Sensors putting up to 10,000 lumens with a beam producer of real-time sonar acquisition angle of 80 degrees in water (narrower and GIS based processing software for SBG Systems released the Ellipse Se-angles are available) the lamp is suitable sea? oor mapping, announced two new ries, a new product range of miniature for illuminating large areas for HD view-capabilities that it claims will allow us- inertial systems replacing the IG-500 ing tasks. Manufactured in corrosion re-ers to better organize sonar contacts and Series. For the same budget, custom-sistant hard anodized aluminum with an improve sonar mosaic accuracy. New ers bene? t from higher accuracy, ad-acrylic window, the lamp is rated to op-Contact Rationalizing, available on So- vanced ? ltering and features inspired erate at 6,000m ocean depth. The LED-narWiz version 05.06.0052, is designed from high end inertial navigation S-Series lamp is available as either 100-to allow a user to combine contacts into systems. This new series of miniature 120Vac or 130-150Vdc, with a selection of connectors and connector positions a single merged target with an average inertial systems bene? ts from a new position. Also available with a software design, new sensors, new capabilities available.update is the Map Corrections feature. and new algorithms. Weighting from www.bowtech.co.ukSimilar to the Contact Rationalizing tool, 45 grams, Ellipse sensors are designed it allows users to select a common target to be ? exible. The Ellipse-A model Hydro-Lek Manipulators on on separate sonar ? les and calculate the provides 3D orientation and heave. Italian Navy ROVoffset between an average position. The For navigation, users can connect Hydro-Lek delivered two ? ve-function Map Corrections tool goes an additional their own GPS with the Ellipse-E, or manipulators to Italian ROV manufac-turer, Ageotec, for the Italian Navy for step by then applying the offsets to the use the internal one by choosing the sonar ? les’ navigation thereby improv- Ellipse-N model. The amazing El-submarine research and rescue. The ma-ing the accuracy and image of the sonar lipse-D completes this state-of-the-art nipulators are ? tted onto a Pegaso ROV mosaic. miniature sensor family. This model system which also includes a motorized www.chesapeaketech.com is a little larger than the rest of the winch, silenced diesel power generator series because it integrates a Survey-grade L1/L2 GNSS receiver with two antennas for unmatched heading and position accuracy. ITAR Free Ellipse A, N, E models are available for order. The Ellipse-D model will be available on Q1 2015. www.sbg-systems.comImage courtesy of CTIPhoto courtesy of Hydro-Lekwww.marinetechnologynews.comMarine Technology Reporter 59MTR #8 (50-64).indd 59 MTR #8 (50-64).indd 59 10/10/2014 12:22:45 PM10/10/2014 12:22:45 PM