ROV HAMMERHEAD

ROV HAMMERHEAD

The ROV Hammerhead is a fully retrofitted Phantom-class ROV that has been customized to gather marine habitat and biological information for monitoring purposes. The ROV is used for imaging and data collection in the offshore marine environment, at depths of 15 m to 300 m.

The ROV Hammerhead system is fully integrated with cameras, sensors and equipment, as specified below. It can be deployed from a ship of opportunity, requiring vehicle power at standard 110 VAC, 40 amp (or 220 VAC, 20 amp) minimum.

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GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

  • Depth: 820 ft of sea water (fsw) (250 m)
  • Payload: 20 lb (9 kg) with at least 10 lbs (4.5 kg) spare after integration of all sensors and accessories

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGTH

  • Length: 70 inches
  • Width: 34 inches
  • Height: 28 inches
  • Weight: 280 lbs (127 kg) air weight, fully trimmed

PROPULSION

  • Forward thrust, minimum continuous: 170 lb (77 kg)
  • Vertical thrust, minimum continuous: 40 lb (18 kg)
  • Lateral thrust, minimum continuous: 30 lb (14 kg)

CAMERAS

  • Video: Forward, rear-facing and vertical video cameras with recorders
  • Still: Forward-facing HD still camera

POWER

  • 110 VAC, 40 amp (or 220 VAC, 20 amp) minimum.

INSTRUMENTATION

  • Forward camera tilt platform
  • Control & navigation consoles
  • Heading & depth controls
  • Umbilicals
  • Clump weights

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SENSORS

  • Red scaling lasers (4)
  • Altimeters
  • Heading with rate gyro stabilization
  • Conductivity temperature and depth
  • Dissolved oxygen sensor
  • Tracking
  • Integrated Hypack navigation software

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LIGHTS

  • 3 x 150 watt dimmable DSPL halogen lights, on adjustable position mounts
  • All lighting is repositionable and reconfigurable by user for best overall lighting