AUV

​Reykjavik, Iceland, April, 2018: Teledyne Gavia, manufacturer of the Gavia Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), announces the integration of Marine Magnetics’ Explorer AUV magnetometer. Underwater survey work is frequently carried out using autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). The benefits of using AUVs are that they are programmed to carry out missions without intervention, can fly at consistent […]

By Jim Kirk, business development manager, OceanServer Technology, Inc., Massachusetts, USA Today’s AUVs provide a common-sense approach to the global issue of detecting and monitoring underwater unexploded ordnance Unexploded ordnance (UXO), improperly deployed (or dumped) in the world’s oceans and lakes for the past 70-plus years, are becoming a critical concern for the safety of […]

The conditions were completely unsuitable for boattowed survey, but the Iver2 had no problem. AUVs are powerful platforms for marine survey, wielding an arsenal of sensors and giving the ability to get closer to investigated targets reliably, consistently and inexpensively. Magnetometers have always been a particular challenge to mount on AUVs because of their strong […]