Lighthouse takes delivery of Kongsberg HUGIN AUV system

摘要

Kongsberg Maritime, Norway, has announced that Italian survey company Lighthouse SpA has taken delivery of a HUGIN autonomous underwater vehicl e system. Lighthouse's new vehicle, rated to 4500 metres, is equipped with a full geophysical survey payload, including a Kongsberg HISAS 1032 synthetic aperture sonar, EM2040 multibeam echosounder, sub-bottom profiler, camera and laser, together with a range of environmental sensors.The scope of supply extended to all equipment required for day-to-day operations, including a 30-foot (nine-metre) AUV container housing the Stinger launch and recovery system, battery chargers and maintenance equipment. A 10-foot (three-metre) operations room container is configured for mission planning and dive management as well as data download and review."We at Lighthouse have chosen to invest in a HUGIN AUV system, confident that it will provide state-of-the-art AUV technology with unique quality and reliability," said Pietro Basciano, chief executive officer of Lighthouse SpA. "We believe this will open commercial opportunities for us. We look forward to operating the HUGIN for many years to come."