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 […]
Teledyne in Townsville Dr. Pete Spain, Research Scientist at Teledyne RDI, has finally made it to the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) at Townsville. After more than thirty years in a career in physical oceanography starting at Flinders University in Australia, Pete was joined by BlueZone Group CTO, Darren Burrowes, for an ADCP seminar […]
Clever Buoy a Finalist in the Australian Engineering Excellence Awards for Newcastle Division Clever Buoy has been accepted as a finalist in the Australian Engineering Excellence Awards for Newcastle Division. Clever Buoy is a breakthrough near shore shark detection and warning system designed to be deployed at beaches that have a potential threat of shark […]
