2015/01/21

How did Crabster compare with the robotic submersibles (AUVs and ROVs) that were deployed at the ferry site?

Because Crabster weighs 150~ 200 kg in water, it can keep its posture and position more stably on seafloor even in current. Crabster has acoustic instrument against turbid water. In addition to the default sonars, we installed additional sonars when we were waiting in pier. We had additional scanning sonar for vertical scan and additional multi-beam sonar for real-time image in more range. Our team developed AUVs and ROVs for last 20 years, those propeller-driven subs tends to drift by current which is resulted to entangle the tether cable with mooring line of other ships or barge. I think the ROVs deployed at ferry site were not different.

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