Release Refurbishment These “before & after” pictures from the BlueZone workshop demonstrate the complete capability offered for repair, overhaul and total refurbishment of equipment like acoustic releases. BlueZone workshops include electrical, electronic and electro-mechanical service capability that is focused on the maintenance of oceanographic equipment. Importantly, BlueZone has a complete painting facility that specialises in […]
Z-Boat with MB2 and SeaBotix Little Benthic Crawler for Demonstration in Australia/NZ UVS is pleased to announce the demonstration of two innovative Teledyne Marine products in Australia and New Zealand in October: The Teledyne OceanScience Z-Boat with MB2 Multibeam Echosounder is an entirely new option for high-resolution shallow-water hydrographic surveying. Get multibeam bathymetry data where […]
ASPI Report – Australian border security and unmanned maritime vehicles In a report published by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute the application of Unmanned Maritime Vehicles (UMV), like the Liquid Robotics Wave Glider, to Australia’s border security challenge has been considered. Australia’s complete maritime jurisdiction covers about 14 million square kilometres, including an exclusive economic […]
Hamish Shines on Awards Night UVS is pleased to announce that Electronics Technician, Hamish McInnes has been the 2016 recipient of the Josh Woolfson Memorial Encouragement Award. The Josh Woolfson Memorial Encouragement Award was established in 2012 by Liz Woolfson in memory of her husband, Josh Woolfson and his work in the Industrial Electronics courses […]
Leave the River Feeling You are Right on Q The Teledyne RDI RiverPro ADCP is built on the best-selling RioGrande 1200 kHz ADCP and combines recent innovations from the RiverRay ADCP. When combined with Q-View software, it is a powerful and easy to use tool that simplifies hydrographic field work from the river to the […]
Robotics for the Royal Australian Navy In 2015 local company ATSA Defence Services joined with UVS Pty Ltd to create the BlueZone Group resulting in a capability that provides the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) with robotic systems that support the Australian Defence Force to maintain an essential technology edge. For a nation with claims over […]
PORT Push Off Release Transponder The EdgeTech PORT Push Off Release Transponder Pop-up recovery package is ideal for deployments in coastal environments. The mechanical drive-off system is the best choice for deployments where acoustic release mechanisms can experience growth or sediment build up. The Pop-up flotation package can be added to the PORT MFE or PORT […]
Geo Oceans sets the new international benchmark for diverless UWILDs GEO Oceans has used new subsea robotics technology to complete a diverless UWILD (Underwater Inspection in Lieu of Dry-docking), hull inspection of floating offshore production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility located off Australia’s North Coast. The technology has eliminated the use of commercial divers, work-class […]
New Directions in Innovation from ROV Work Experience BlueZone Group has hosted another successful Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) work experience event at the ATSA facility at Newcastle, NSW. The work experience students begin with basic plans for construction of a low-cost ROV and then are supervised and mentored by ATSA workshop staff to bring their […]
Q-Boat in Queensland The Teledyne OceanScience Q-Boat showed its stuff in a demonstration on the South Johnstone river in Innisfail, Queensland. The versatile and re-configurable Z-Boat becomes a Q-Boat when a Teledyne RDI ADCP is integrated. The Q-Boat provides a fast and safe way to conduct river gauging operations without the need for personnel to […]
