Fig. 1. Survey within anchor spread of semi-submersible rig.
Fig. 2. AUV data collected in 1,800 meters water
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Better line running
The AUV will stay within a few meters of the programmed line and maintain a constant height off the ocean bottom.
The AUV can work near obstructions where tethered systems would become entangled (figure 1).
The AUV's maneuverability is shown in figure 2, which shows a 2 km x 19 km C & C Technologies logo created from color-coded multibeam bathymetry (at one meter contour intervals) collected in 1,800 meters of water. The AUV mapped this "logo" on the seafloor in about 10 hours.
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