Sonsub to Deploy New Simulator
Sonsub will set up a centre in Aberdeen for advanced training and simulation dedicated to the Innovator and other heavy-work class ROV systems. The hardware and software will be provided by a cooperation of General Robotics Limited (GRL) and Sonsub's own research and development group in Venice. The system will be a bespoke installation of GRL's ROVolution software adapted to interface with Sonsub's proprietary Innovator control system. The simulator will allow complex training and simulation scenarios, with accurate physic behaviours and hydrodynamic modelling, whilst maintaining the Innovator ROV human interface system. Beyond operator's training, this new system will have the capacity to perform "Mission Planning and Rehearsal". A project team will prepare a complete 3D virtual scene of the subsea facility, and engineers, pilots and other off-shore personnel will have a chance to perform the intended operations in a simulated environment.
