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The TYNE ROV is the first vehicle in our range of inspection and observation class vehicles. |
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TYNE Remotely Operated Vehicle
This vehicle is an unmanned remote observation platform; the vehicle is powered by means of a generator supplying 220v 50Hz via a 100m control umbilical cable the power is transformed down to 12 Vdc inside the control electronics pod. The vehicles slave control circuitry is house in a hermetically sealed cylindrical housing/pod all connections to this housing are made with industry standard submersible connectors. The vehicle is constructed from an aluminium frame with a closed cell foam buoyancy block attached (Balmoral/CRP); the propulsion is achieved by means of five 12v Dc Thruster motors. The Electronics pod/housing is an aluminium construction flanged at both ends with Nylon flanges.
The vehicle also carries one camera and two 50w submersible lamps (12 Vdc).
Four thrusters are used in a vectored configuration to steer the vehicle in the axial plane and one thruster is used for the vertical, the thrusters are constructed from aluminium parts and contain the 12Vdc motors.
The Umbilical cable is made up of copper insulated conductors and coated in a thick neutrally buoyant polyurethane coating with Kevlar encapsulated in it. The umbilical has a breaking strain of 250Kg which is more than adequate for the recovery of the vehicle which weighs in at 40Kg in air (approximately 28Kg in water). The vehicle is neutrally buoyant in water and is capable of floating just below the surface with no Up/Down thrust required. Topside / Master Control
The topside/master control of the vehicle consists of a 2U 19” rack unit for power distribution, umbilical termination and power switching. The Topside control also houses a Line insulation monitor and earth leakage device for equipment and personnel protection. The remote vehicles command and control is provided from a standard laptop running a windows application. Safety protection has been integrated into both software and the vehicle to prevent accidental or unintentional operation.
Fig 1. ROV System hook up
The purpose of this vehicle is to provide observation, inspection and video of underwater activity in inland waterways. Operation of such vehicles is governed by IMCA guidelines |
