Our robotic solutions are more sustainable, safe and cost effective than traditional methods within the ocean space domain”, says SVP Marine Robotics, Thomas Nygaard, Kongsberg Maritime. In addition to the underlying and increasing demand for marine robots we are now also addressing new applications and by this increasing the addressable market with our wider portfolio. “Our expansion to a wider portfolio of HUGIN AUV models has been well received by the market. Hydrodynamic shape, accurate instruments and excellent battery capacity means these AUVs can be optimised for a variety of industries from oil & gas and renewables to defence and research. The HUGIN range of autonomous underwater vehicles is characterised by great manoeuvrability and high accuracy of stabilisation. We see that customers put AUVs into operation in many applications, and we believe that Autonomous Underwater Vehicles will be used in even more applications in the future,” says SVP Stene Førsund, Kongsberg Maritime. “These latest contracts are a true acknowledgement of a team effort over many years, and it shows that Kongsberg Maritime offers the right technology and solutions for the growing AUV market. Since the first dive of the iconic HUGIN autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) prototype on 7 March 1993, Kongsberg Maritime has been spearheading the development of the sector, and with the latest release of HUGIN Edge, Kongsberg Maritime offers complementary AUV solutions for the rising AUV Market. The vehicles can operate autonomously over a long period of time and collect environmental data, performing multiple survey operations for multiple applications in a cost-effective way compared with conventional surveys.
Consequently, if the airplane is found, its position will be well known," commented Vice President AUV for Kongsberg Maritime, Bjørn Jalving.The use of AUVs is a vital piece in the technology puzzle that must be solved to enable sustainable oceans. Its advanced navigation system counters the fact that GPS does no work under water. It is therefore very well suited for finding the Latham airplane. The HUGIN 1000 AUV with the HISAS 1030 synthetic aperture sonar has a new level of resolution and range in acoustic imagery and is especially designed to find small, modern mines, efficiently searching large areas. Bjørn Jalving is positive that HUGIN 1000 MR an ideal tool in the search for Latham, given its new and advanced technological developments.
Vice President of AUVs for Kongsberg Maritime, Mr. If the plain is there, we are confident that we will find it," explained Captain Lieutenant Helge Stian Telle of the Royal Norwegian Navy. We can have this out at sea for 18 hours continually. HUGIN 1000 MR is a state-of-the-art AUV with the capacity to go down to 1000 metres and an operational speed of 4 knots. Covering 34 square nautical miles is not possible with a camera so we are very lucky to have this instrument. "HUGIN 1000 MR is the main search tool for this job. The HUGIN 1000 MR will be an important tool which the navy will operate from their logistic vessel KNM Tyr. They will explore an area close to Bear Island - the southernmost island of the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago, where the plane is assumed to have gone down and where local fishermen might previously have found parts of the airplane. The Royal Norwegian Navy will start the search in August 2009 based on directions given by the Norwegian Aviation Museum. When the Royal Norwegian Navy in August starts its search for Roald Amundsen's airplane Latham, which disappeared in the Barents Sea in 1928, the HUGIN 1000 MR autonomous underwater vehicle will play a vital role. HUGIN AUV used in search for Amundsen's airplane
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