Products Roundup
Greensea IQ Launches Autonomous Hull and Infrastructure Inspection Robot
Greensea IQ has introduced Bayonet Sweep, an autonomous underwater robot designed to search and inspect ship hulls and underwater structures.
Bayonet Sweep provides navies, security teams, and port and harbor authorities with a rapid and effective way to inspect ship hulls without placing divers in the water.
Where routine hull inspection focuses on maintenance, Bayonet Sweep is built for force protection. It provides a complete data workflow for security, threat assessment, and mitigation.
Operators can launch a vehicle, detect a hull anomaly, classify a threat, inform the operator, and then georeference its location. Sweep then produces a thorough aggregated hull record.
The vehicle design is engineered as a configurable system for mission specific inspections.
“We rely on ports and harbors worldwide, for our infrastructure. With all of those vessels coming in and out, we have no way of knowing what is on the underside of those ships. We’ve taken the navigation and autonomy technology that we’ve built EverClean upon, the technology that allows an autonomous vehicle to crawl along the hull, and we’ve developed a security robot that can be deployed to sweep from stem to stern reliably and with high confidence to provide an operator 100% intelligence on the hull of that ship. Through the use of this autonomy and navigation, we can plug a vital hole in our port and harbor security infrastructure,” said Ben Kinnaman, Greensea IQ’s Chief Executive Officer.
Bayonet Sweep is part of the Bayonet mission suite, Greensea IQ’s line of expeditionary autonomous systems and operating software for mine countermeasures and strategic marine operations. This newest addition was evolved from the technology of Greensea IQ’s hull maintenance EverClean platform and tailored for security missions.
With the integration of Greensea IQ’s software systems, additional insight can be reported for a complete post-mission record. A single vehicle can run an assessment, or several can deploy at once to cover a rapid sweep for cohesive and informative operation.
Bayonet Sweep is powered by Greensea Core, the same open-architecture software used across Bayonet robotics, and operates on the same user interface family as the Bayonet mission suite, making the transition for operator training smooth. Sweep is a commercially-available, self-hosted solution for which Greensea IQ provides operator training and continued assistance, as needed, through over-the-horizon support.
OPTICS11 Expands OptiArray Product Line
OPTICS11, a provider of passive fiber optic acoustic subsea sensing, announced an expansion of its OptiArray product line. The Dutch Ministry of Defence has ordered its fully operational containerized towed array systems that can be deployed onto a variety of vessels
OptiArray, the fiber-optic-based towed array, is built using fiber optic hydrophone technology to deliver underwater detection for anti-submarine warfare and maritime surveillance. Unlike conventional electrical towed arrays, which rely on powered electronics throughout the sensing chain, generate electrical noise and are susceptible to electromagnetic interference, OptiArray is passive and remains acoustically silent while capturing acoustic information.
The Dutch Ministry of Defence has ordered the first systems under the ASWINABO, or Anti-Submarine Warfare in A Box program, which is intended to strengthen the readiness and self-sufficiency of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The order continues the adaptation of OPTICS11’s technology by the Royal Netherlands Navy.
Towed array systems have traditionally been integrated into a limited number of specialized naval vessels. By adapting OptiArray into a portable, containerized system, OPTICS11 allows navies to gain sonar sensing capability across a much broader range of existing vessels. Crewed and uncrewed maritime platforms can be retrofitted according to operational need. Wider sensing availability becomes a strategic advantage as drone use expands exponentially.
Alongside delivery of the operational systems, the project will establish the production, integration and validation capability required to support future deployment at scale. Investment in manufacturing readiness, supply chain resilience and production infrastructure will also help mature technologies supporting future programs, while strengthening the Netherlands’ ability to rapidly field advanced underwater sensing capabilities as operational requirements continue to evolve.
Impact Subsea Releases seaView 3.2
Impact Subsea has released a new version of seaView, a single software solution which covers the setup, operation, logging and data output from all Impact Subsea sensors. The new release of seaView encompasses support for the Unity Topside Control System and the seaMux subsea multiplexer.
In addition to support for these two new products, seaView now benefits from a redesigned communications interface. This update streamlines the views for serial communication ports, network ports and simplifies the process to setup serial over land connections.
A new Communications Monitor feature has also been added. This acts as a terminal application, allowing the data flowing into or out of any port to be viewed and monitored. For survey applications where data can be output to various third-party systems via serial or ethernet, this provides a simple method to check all telemetry quickly.
An alarm feature has been added to the Altimeter and Depth sensor applications, allowing a visual and audio alarm to be set for exceeding a set altitude or depth. For example, this allows ROV operators to be quickly alerted to a low altitude condition or when exceeding an allowable depth of operation.
This release also includes new output strings for the ISP360 Profilers allowing direct connection to third party survey software such as EIVA Naviscan and Visualsoft VisualData Logger.
Support for ultra close work using the ISS360 has also been added, allowing imaging down to 10cm from the sonar.
CAPE Holland, GBM Works Sign MoU to Commercialize Vibrojet
CAPE Holland, a Venterra Group company, and GBM Works have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly further develop and commercialize Vibrojet worldwide. Vibrojet is an installation technology for offshore wind monopile foundations, combining vibratory driving with controlled water jetting.
For many years, the offshore wind industry has been seeking installation methods that reduce environmental impact while contributing to a lower Levelised Cost of Energy (LCOE). Vibrojet enables monopiles to be installed faster, more efficiently and with significantly lower underwater noise levels than conventional installation methods.
Earlier this year, the technology was successfully deployed during the installation of three offshore wind turbine monopile foundations at the Hollandse Kust West wind farm.
Within the partnership, GBM Works will lead Vibrojet technology development, project feasibility studies and marketing. CAPE Holland will focus on Vibro Lifting Technology development, system integration and the operational execution of offshore projects.
Over the coming months, both parties will further formalize their collaboration through license and long-term cooperation agreements. The ambition is to make Vibrojet commercially available as an integrated solution for offshore wind farm installation projects from 2027 onwards.
