Ship&Offshore | Issue 03/2023
Autonomous ROVs for commercial operation move step closer
Robotic software specialist, Greensea Systems Inc, has recently completed successful untethered autonomy tests of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) at sea. The test involved a VideoRay Defender ROV, equipped with the company’s Opensea Edge software, successfully completing a mock explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) mission. During the test, the ROV was able to search, classify, map, and inspect the undersea location while remaining untethered. Operators supervised the autonomous vehicle using Greensea’s EOD Workspace user interface for defence applications....