Collaboration by Four Leading Technology Companies Creates Autonomy for Underwater Homeland Security Missions

News Release SeeByte Ltd May 23, 2012

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Australian Defence Science and Technology Organisation is
First to Acquire New MicroROV Navigation Technology from VideoRay, SeeByte,
BlueView, and Teledyne RDI 
Collaboration by Four Leading Technology Companies Creates Autonomy for
Underwater Homeland Security Missions 
Edinburgh, Scotland, 21 May 2012 - VideoRay and its partners announced today
that they have shipped the first implementation of VideoRay CoPilot by
SeeByte software on a platform consisting of the VideoRay Pro 4
underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), BlueView P900 series imaging Sonar,
and Teledyne RDI Explorer Doppler Velocity Log (DVL). The first release of the
SeeByte solution on a VideoRay ROV follows several months of software and
hardware development by VideoRay and SeeByte. SeeByte adapted its unique
navigation software to VideoRay’s ROV control system and hydrodynamics. VideoRay
worked closely with Teledyne RDI to adapt the Explorer DVL to a smaller, more
hydrodynamic housing well suited to the powerful yet ultra-portable VideoRay Pro
4. BlueView contributed their industry-leading multibeam sonar, with ProViewer
Plus advanced target tracking software by SeeByte. 
The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) is the Australian
government's lead agency charged with applying science and technology to protect
and defend Australia and its national interests. DSTO delivers expert, impartial
advice and innovative solutions for Defence and other elements of national
security to agencies like the Royal Australian Navy. DSTO is a world leader in
defence science and technology – indispensable in transforming the Australian
Defence Force and Australia’s national security. 
The system, purchased by DSTO, is the first observation class ROV system
capable of autonomously following a pre-defined mission or maintaining station,
regardless of changing currents and rough sea conditions. Using
VideoRay Sonar CoPilot by SeeByte, the system can
automatically identify underwater objects with the BlueView sonar, then on
command fly to them. It can also track moving objects. In an Explosive Ordnance
Disposal (EOD) context, this provides effortless automatic navigation to
underwater locations, and therefore can remove divers from minefields and
hazardous situations. 
"We’re proud of the capabilities we are creating in this market segment" said
Bob Black, CEO of SeeByte. "We chose VideoRay because of their dominant market
position and our shared view 
of the future. We expect their dominance to grow as more of the world’s
Navies and Coast Guards – many of whom already standardise on SeeByte software
for other tasks - upgrade to this solution. We also expect to see major sales in
other markets, particularly Oil and Gas." 
"SeeByte, VideoRay, and Teledyne RDI were already our partners when this
project began" added Lee Thompson, CEO of BlueView Technologies. "We knew each
was easy to work with, and this is a very good example of a game-changing usage
of BlueView sonar systems – particularly with ProViewer Plus." 
"VideoRay’s implementation of our Explorer DVL was unique. The VideoRay
hardware development team designed, fabricated, and tested it very quickly" said
Bill Kikendall, Vice President and Group General Manager of Teledyne RDI."
MicroROVs are a market that we anticipate will continue to grow rapidly. This
joint development represents the first commercial implementation of a DVL in a
microROV, and we believe it will result in a variety of new opportunities and
applications." 
Scott Bentley, VideoRay’s President and Founder, summed it up. "This is the
beginning of a new generation of microROV navigation and control. Up until now,
piloting a ROV in challenging conditions, including swift currents and low
visibility, required experience and effort. Working with companies like SeeByte,
BlueView, and Teledyne RDI, we have integrated the VideoRay vehicle, software,
and sensors to create autopilot capabilities that allow new pilots to be
immediately successful, and experienced pilots to focus on other tasks. The
ramifications are extremely important – both to the owners of more than 2,000
VideoRay systems we have delivered – and to those who are just now acquiring
microROVs. It is amazing and noteworthy that four heavyweights of the underwater
industry have collaborated on a tightly integrated solution to bring these
revolutionary capabilities to market - at a price point never before achieved.
User feedback has been overwhelming, and I expect this technology to grow
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