The combination of world class ships, extensive facilities and equipment form the core capability that the Centre offers to its customers.
Specialized facilities and equipment for work at sea
Autonomous & Remote measurement/detection systems and devices:
- Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) of different design and capabilities
- Gliders
- Wave Gliders
- Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs)
- Remotely operated vehicles (ROVs)
- Prototype (i.e. research) vertical and special acoustic arrays
- Wave riders, current meters, meteo stations
- Beach video monitoring equipment, ADCP
- Seafloor instrumentation platforms (Barny and SEPTR)
Towed measurement/detection systems & devices:
- Parametric sonars
- Programmable Low Frequency Arrays (and special winch)
- Programmable High Frequencytransmit/receive array
- Sidescan sonars
- Synthetic aperture sonars
- Chirp sub-bottom profiler
- Boomers
- Echo Repeater systems
- Towed sound sources
- Towed acoustic arrays
- Towed magnetometers
Non-acoustic arrays (thermistor chain, optical sensors)
Seafloor core sampling and analysis lab
Data acquisition. communication and processing systems and devices:
- Satellite ground station
- Satellite communications systems
- Real Time Data acquisition systems
- High performance computing clusters
- Data fusion centre
Specialised facilities (few in the world):
- Linear array assembly/disassembly facilities
- Acoustic calibration facilities
- Extremely high pressure testing facilities
- Material properties & tension/fatigue testing facilities
- Oceanographic instrument (CTD) calibration facilities
- Seafloor cores analysis lab
Ocean Enqineering facilities:
- Diving locker
- Machine and assembly shops
- Custom cable termination and moulding equipment
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