Motion sensor supplier Xsens has celebrated its tenth year of business with presentation of a Decade of Partnership Award to Professor Peter Veltink. The company office near the Technical University...

Team Nessie of Herriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, are seeking sponsors for the upcoming 2010 Student Autonomous Underwater Competition, Europe (SAUC-E). The hard work put in by the team during the last...

Ixsea's Phins Inertial Navigation System (INS) made history onboard Nereus, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's deep sea robotic vehicle, which reached depths of 10,902m in the Marianas Trench in the Western...

Ixsea, the world leader in Fiber Optic Gyroscope (FOG) technology, will be exhibiting at the Defence Systems & Equipment International show, which will be held from 8th to 11th September...

When accelerometer-based heave units were developed, there were limited options for verifying their performance at sea with a recognised standard. With real-time kinematic (RTK) global positioning system (GPS) devices, surveyors...

On the opening day of Ocean Business 2009 in Southampton (UK), IXSEA launched ROVINS, a combined survey-grade gyrocompass and Inertial Navigation System (INS) for depths to 3,000m. Designed specifically for...

This month we report on the maiden cruise of the ROVLATIS that took place at the beginning of March 2009 aboard the R/V Celtic Explorer. Its designers – the Mobile...

The Mobile & Marine Robotics Research Centre describe their motivation for building their own Smart ROV based on previous survey experience and the preparations they are now undertaking to integrate...

The Hydrographic Society organised a workshop on underwater positioning and navigation on Wednesday 10th December 2008. On board of the tug René Siegfried, three presentations were held, touching various aspects...

IXSEA Inc. received orders for a total of 23 OCTANS AHRS over the past month. This brings to over 70 units sold in the USA in 2008.   Launched in...