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Autonomous underwater vehicles -
HUGIN AUV's
Flexible systems with unmatched performance
Our HUGIN range of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles offer the ultimate in autonomous
remote subsea sensing. These free-swimming autonomous underwater vehicles are characterized
by great manoeuvrability and high accuracy of stabilization. Hydrodynamic shape,
accurate instruments and excellent battery capacity makes these AUV's ideal choices.
Available models
We currently have three HUGIN autonomous underwater vehicle models available:
Customer selectable payload configurations
Because our HUGIN autonomous underwater vehicles can function without tethers,
cables, or remote control, they have a multitude of applications in oceanography,
environmental monitoring, and underwater resource studies. A key element in the
HUGIN concept is the application of a common technology that makes the systems adaptable
for navy and commercial applications. Our modular design allows different payload
configurations, depending on the customers needs.
Commercial applications
- High-resolution high-speed seabed mapping and imaging
- Ocean exploration and monitoring
- Marine geological survey
- Inspection of underwater engineering structures and pipelines
- Search operations
Navy applications
- Mine countermeasures - MCM
- Rapid environmental assessment -REA / Battlespace access
- Anti-submarine warfare - ASW
- Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
Payloads
The Hugin AUVs can be equipped with a multitude of different payloads, typically
for gathering information about the area of operation.
Self handling
The Hugin AUVs are able to propel themselves, navigate, handle unforeseen circumstances,
and achieve the mission objectives as set forth in a mission plan, without human
intervention.
Acoustic communication link
The HUGIN AUVs are equipped with acoustic communication links. This links increase
the flexibility and robustness of the system, and facilitate various levels of remote
control by a human operator. The operator is normally located on the same surface
vessel that prepares, launches, recovers and services the AUV. While the vehicle
is pre-programmed for its mission, and able to handle a large number of malfunctions
and anomalies, the acoustic communications result in a higher level of confidence
that the system works as programmed.
Our AUV history
In the mid-eighties we developed a small Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)
for technology and test purposes. In 1995 the HUGIN project was started as a cooperation
between Statoil, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), Norsk Undervannsintervensjon
(NUI) and KONGSBERG. Today we lead the AUV market with our HUGIN concept.
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