ASSOCIATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, UNIVERSITIES, COMPANIES

COMPANIES

• (Iverauv) OceanServer Technology builds a new low cost Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), Iver2, ideal for coastal applications such as hydrographic surveys. This state of the art vehicle incorporates the latest mission planning software and OceanServer's scalable battery system. The product is in qualification this summer and will be shipping to customers in early 2007
• Bluefin designs, manufactures and operates Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). Bluefin AUVs are designed for operation at depths of 6000 meters. Based on units sold they are the largest supplier of AUVs to the commercial and scientific market. Phone: 617-498-0028 | Fax: 617-498-0067 | resume@bluefinrobotics.com | info@bluefinrobotics.co Located next to MIT's campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
• C&C Technologies, co-developer of the HUGIN 3000 AUV and has been performing deep water commercial operations since January 2001. As of last month, they have completed more than 19,000 Kilometers of deep water survey lines for a variety of clients worldwide
• Cybernetix - ALIVE the development of a new fast intervention AUV, with telemanipulation capabilities.
• Germany: DeepC, - The German AUV development project, STN ATLAS Elektronik GmbH, Germany 
• ECA "Alistar" AUV, "Marie" a new AUV for wreck inspection and mapping, France
• UK: Hydro Products, UK - Aberdeen, Scotland, AUV technology sales/service, Tel: 44 (0) 1224 708908
• Hydroid, E. Falmouth, MA - Company that manufactures and markets the small, light weight "REMUS" Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (originally designed by WHOI).
• Hylands Underwater Vehicles, HUV is a small, privately-owned research & development company that focuses on very small autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), and the software that runs them.
• Canada: ISE, International Submarine engineering, manufacuring ROV, AUV submersibles and ROV components, manipulators, controls systems.
• Norway: Kongsberg Simrad "Hugin" series AUV
• MacArtney A/S, Manufacturers of ROV handling Equipment, Towed Vehicles & Associated Underwater Equipment.
• Denmark/Germany: Maridan A/S is the world leader in manufacturing and using Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) to perform underwater surveys for the offshore industry. Address: Maridan A/S, Agern Alle 3, DK-2970 Hørsholm, Denmark, E-Mail: maridan@maridan.dk, Phone: +45 45 76 40 50, Fax: +45 45 76 40 51
• Nekton Research, LLC Durham, NC, focuses on biologically-inspired design of AUVs
• PERRY Technologies, Manufacturers of AUV's and ROV's for the Research & Defense industry, Tel: 1-407-842-5261, Fax: 1-407-842-5130
• Sias/Patterson, Inc. - developer of a commercial, multipurpose, networkable AUV using off-the-shelf components.
• Webb Research Corporation (WRC) - Slocum glider: This long-duration autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is rated to 200 meters and is propelled by a variable buoyancy engine (no propeller) at an average horizontal speed of 0.4 meter/second.
• Manta UUV, Weapons Technology and Undersea Systems Department Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport,USA
• ALISTER : a new multipurpose AUV, Société ECA France, a new multipurpose AUV for undersea mine-warfare, survey, inspection and intervention.
• Echo Ranger (Boeing-Oceaneering-Fugro N.V.) operates at water depths to 3,000 meters (around 10,000 feet) and is a more cost-effective alternative for gas, oil, and telecommunications companies seeking to collect deep-water swath bathymetry data, to survey natural and man-made seafloor features, and to profile sub-bottom marine sediments. In contrast to a traditional towed survey system that requires the use of a long umbilical cable to transmit information back to a tow-vessel, Echo Ranger internally stores data from survey sensors for download upon vehicle recovery. In addition, for real-time data observation and quality control, the AUV can also transmit survey data back to the mother ship through the water column via an onboard acoustic modem. A similar modem arrangement sends operating instructions to the vehicle and receives critical feedback on system performance.

• Iceland: Hafmynd - Autonomous Underwater Monitoring
  Gavia: A Modular Compact AUV for Deep and Shallow Waters, CTO Hafmynd Ltd Iceland, Gavia is a small modular AUV that can be configured for a variety of underwater tasks. It can accommodate a range of sensors including digital cameras and side scan sonar and several navigation options, yet it is small enough to be deployed by one or two people. Gavia is available in two basic versions: Gavia Offshore is depth rated to 2000m and Gavia Coastal is depth rated to 200m.

• Italy: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR-IAN) Robotics Department, Genova
  The Robotics Department at CNR-IAN was set up in 1989 to advance understanding in marine robotics, particularly concerning Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) and tele-operated systems. Areas of research: Intelligent Control, Navigation Control, Acoustic Localization & World Modeling, Underwater Manipulation.

  • AMADEUS Project (Advanced Manipulation for Deep Underwater Systems)
  • ROBY, ROBY 2, and ROMEO UUVs (tethered ROVs)
  • SARA Project (Sottomarino Autonomo Robotizzato Antartico)