Moog Focal Slip Ring Repair Supports Fugro in MH370 Search The UVS Perth-based Moog Focal Slip Ring Service and Repair capability has been mobilised to meet an urgent request for support from Fugro Survey Pty Ltd to enable rapid turn-around of repairs for equipment used for the Malaysian Airlines MH370 search. “The Fugro Discovery arrived […]
BlueZone Group Congratulates CSIRO on the Arrival of RV Investigator BlueZone Congratulates CSIRO on the Welcome to Port of Australia’s new Marine National Facility ship RV Investigator. The Investigator will be used to expanded scientific capability of CSIRO to work on a number of projects including: • Building understanding of the dominant role of the […]
DL25 in the Field in Far North Queensland The DL25 ADCP Extended Memory And Control (EMAC) has been deployed to support a Teledyne RDI Channel Master installed in a location on the Rankin Creek near Cairns in Far North Queensland. BlueZone (UVS) Engineer, Josh Berry, travelled to Cairns to assist Mark Randall, Senior Project Officer […]
ADCP Ringing Test Procedure Teledyne RD Instruments (TRDI) has released a new procedure to check for “ringing” in WorkHorse ADCPs. This test checks for excessive ringing beyond the “normal” ringing that all ADCPs experience. When the WorkHorse ADCP transmits an acoustic pulse into the water, some of the transmitted energy is reflected back into the […]
Z-Boat for Remote Hydrographic Survey Applications Fast and safe survey of Shallow Water, Estuarine & Coastal Locations The Oceanscience Z-Boat 1800 is a fast, reliable, accurate, and surveyor-tested remote survey system. With an echosounder selected specifically for use on a remote vessel, the Z-Boat 1800 can be configured to suit every survey challenge and budget. […]
Congratulations to University of Newcastle Maritime RobotX Team UVS congratulates The University of Newcastle Maritime RobotX Team on their successful complete of the RobotX Challenge in Singapore in October. The Challenge saw the UON RobotX go up against some big name Universities from across the world with their entry that was one of the most […]
Mobile Robotic Laboratory to Track Ocean Toxins The Environmental Sample Processor (ESP) is a robotic molecular laboratory that enables remote collection of samples from the ocean and testing to determine if species of algae are present and whether or not they are toxic. A rotating carousel loads a puck into the collection stage, where ocean […]
RiverPro On Tour The Teledyne RD Instruments RiverPro received an enthusiastic response when it was shown at the Australian Hydrographic Association conference and Exhibition (AHA2014) at the ANZ Stadium in October. Delegates were very pleased to see the RiverPro had been specifically designed for Australian rivers with a depth range of 20cm to 25m that […]
SME Support for Maritime Robotic Technology in Defence Darren Burrowes, Chief Technology Officer at BlueZone will speak at the Australian Defence Engineering Conference in Melbourne in November 2014 on the contribution of Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) manufacturing and engineering to Australia’s defence capability. New robotic technologies of Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV), Autonomous Underwater Vehicles […]
Indian Pacific Piloting Demonstrating the flexibility and capability of the Wave Glider operational model, UVS has completed a piloting operation for an RAN exercise in the Indian Ocean from the UVS east coast facility in Newcastle, NSW. The ease of piloting a Wave Glider from a remote location opens up many possibilities for a persistent, […]
