BlueView Delivers High-Res “Gap-Filling” Sonar to Hydroid for Atlas Elektronik UK UUV

News Release BlueView Technologies, Inc. January 10, 2011

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Seattle, Washington, November 29, 2010 – BlueView Technologies
delivered a new sonar to
Hydroid Inc. as part of an Atlas Elektronik UK project for the UK
Ministry Of Defence. The Capability
Concept Demonstrator (CCD) project, conducted on behalf of the
Defence Equipment & Support
Programmes & Technology Group, will enable the MoD to
understand the capabilities that recent
commercial and military UUV technology maturity could bring to
future MCM operations. The new
2.25 MHz sonar (MB2250) was integrated into a Hydroid REMUS 100
UUV section to provide high
resolution 2D and 3D imagery for side scan gap-filling and target
identification in the region directly
below the UUV typically associated with side scan coverage gaps.
The Atlas Elektronik UK Classiphi
software fuses the BlueView gap-filling sonar data with the side
scan sonar data gathered by the
REMUS 100 to provide seamless imagery across the entire swath.
BlueView was selected by the Atlas and Hydroid team to create a
fully integrated UUV sonar system
that delivered identification level imagery and increased area
coverage. “The imagery and data
delivered by the BlueView 3D MicroBathymetry sonar are impressive,
and the single-pass coverage
area is nearly doubled to dramatically improve coverage rates”
stated Kevan Murphy, the technical
lead on the CCD programme at Atlas Elektronik UK.
Graham Lester, Director of Hydroid Europe said “The combination of
the new BlueView 3D sonar,
Hydroid REMUS 100 and Atlas Classiphi post processing software
delivers a unique new
autonomous seabed survey capability. The seamless bottom coverage
significantly reduces mission
time, providing full swath coverage classification data on targets
of interest.” Based on the success
of the demonstrations the UK MOD has now contracted with Hydroid
to equip a Royal Navy REMUS
100 vehicle with the MB2250 sonar.
“The delivery of this new gap-filling solution to the Atlas and
Hydroid team is the direct result of our
recent investments in 3D underwater visualization and leverages
our latest 2.25 MHz
MicroBathymetry technology. It is the first gap-filling solution
that provides both side-scan quality 2D
gap coverage as well as 3D imagery in a compact, UUV-compatible
package” stated Lee Thompson,
BlueView CEO/CTO.
BlueView is the leader in 2D imaging and 3D scanning sonar
technology with more than 400
installed systems worldwide. BlueView Technologies’ advanced sonar
systems are currently
deployed on AUVs, ROVs, surface vessels, fixed positions, and
portable platforms, and have been
adopted by leading manufacturers and service providers to support
mission critical operations.
BlueView customers enjoy a low cost of ownership with reliable
operation, exceptional service, inperson
training, extensive online information, and worldwide after-sale
support.
ABOUT BLUEVIEW TECHNOLOGIES
BlueView Technologies, Inc. provides state-of-the-art compact
imaging sonar solutions for navy,
offshore oil & gas, offshore and inshore engineering,
department of transportation and port security
applications worldwide. Visit www.blueview.com.
For more information, contact:
Steve Chapman, 00 +1 206 826 5841
Steve.chapman@blueview.com
www.blueview.com
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