The new 300m rated Inspection Class ROV system from Cetrax Systems has been developed to meet the ever demanding markets for rugged and reliable underwater viewing systems. The ROV has been developed using the latest high reliability technology designs for maximum operating efficiency in marine operations.
Reliability has always been foremost in the development of this ROV package and with the inclusion of a network control system the functional design will assure continuous performance in all operations.
Added to this efficient control system, all vehicle functions are monitored by high capability diagnostic electronics which will isolate fault sectors that may be problematic, without loss of control to the ROV.
The thrusters are assembled using efficient brushless DC motors with magnetic coupling to prop blades, permitting the thrusters to run without the necessity for shaft seals thus vastly improving reliability and reducing maintenance attention.
In order to reduce drag and improve the ROV performance, most of the electronics have been designed to fit under the buoyancy module on the vehicle frame.
The tether cable is the main cause of drag with an ROV. Cetrax has effectively designed the power systems to accommodate a reduced size of the tether to around 16mm diameter (Neutrally Buoyany) which significantly increases the vehicles manoeuvrability and versatility.
The hand controller for the system is designed to be portable and houses the control joysticks, dials and membrane pad buttons, all of which are sealed from water ingress.
The hand controller functions can be customised by utilisation of the surface control system setup interface.
The ROV has been designed to function in all market sectors around the world including Oil & Gas, military, fisheries, inshore survey, scientific and many more....
The full ROV system comprises of a Surface Control Unit (SCU), Surface Power Unit (SPU), Surface Hand Controller (SHC), Tether Cable and the ROV vehicle.
Options include: sonar, various additional cameras, addl lighting, laser scaling, altimeter and much more…
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