Issue #3 of Shark Byte newsletter is available..

Shark Byte Upcoming
Events:
Shark Marine will be
exhibiting at:
Canadian Underwater Conference
Toronto Airport Mariott Hotel, Toronto
Ontario, Apr 6 - 8 2014
http://www.underwaterconference.ca
Booth # 4
CANSEC,
Ernst & Young Center, Ottawa Ontario,
May 28 - 29 2014
https://www.defenceandsecurity.ca/
Booth # 105
Contents:
Celebrating 30 Years....1
Irish Navy Acquires
Navigator ....................1
Sea-Wolf 3 Goes to
China...........................2
New Products D.A.S.
Boat and S.A.M. Software............................2
AURORA LED Video
Lights ..........................3
Celebrating 30 Years
Shark Marine
Technologies
celebrates 30 years
in business in 2014
and where do you
start when you
look back. The
diving industry
is still considered
to be a young
industry and
although we have seen companies come
and go there are many other companies
that have been with us throughout our
history. After all this time we would like to say
Thank You, to the many customers that
have been loyal to us throughout the years
and the new customers that we hope will
be doing business with us for the next 30
years. We would like to thank our suppliers that
have helped us to provide quality products
enabling Shark Marine Technologies to
grow into the organization it is today. Shark Marine’s mandate remains today the
same as it was at inception. “Shark Marine’s
mandate is to deliver underwater products
and services that are innovative, high
quality, dependable and cost effective.”
History has proven that Shark Marine
has lead the industry in many areas of
technological advancements, from the first
diver helmet mounted cameras, the first
modular ROV systems to todays advanced
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Diver Navigation Systems and the newest
fully autonomous diver vehicle.
A special thank you to Gem Systems,
customer number 1, you put your trust in
us from the start when the business was
just one man working out of a garage in
Toronto. Thank you to the commercial
dive companies, Fisheries and Oceans,
NOAA, NAVSEA, the Energy companies,
the Educational Institutions, our Law
Enforcement customers, and the Navies,
Marines, and Airforce customers that
we have been privileged to provide our
products and services to. Shark Marine Technologies will strive to
continue to produce products to meet the
needs of today and the future.
…
Irish Navy Acquires
NAVIGATOR
The Irish Naval Service has acquired one
of Our NAVIGATOR Diver Held Sonar
Imaging and Navigation System.
The Irish Naval Service is the State’s
Principal Seagoing Agency. The Naval
Service
exercises
and upholds
the States
sovereignty
and obligations
over Ireland’s
maritime
jurisdiction
which is an
area 12 times larger than the island of
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Ireland. The Naval Service Diving
Section (NSDS) is the primary State
diving team, carrying out varied tasks
for a number of State Agencies.
increased payload, an external pan/tilt
platform and an open frame design to
allow more flow to the thrusters and
less drag in currents.
Members of the NSDS used the
NAVIGATOR system whilst training
with the Royal Canadian Navy’s fleet
diving unit. The divers believe the
NAVIGATOR system equipped with
forward-looking multi-beam sonar will
assist them in their diving operations,
in particular in search and recovery
operations and underwater security.
...
State Oceanic
Administration
of China Receives
Newly Enhanced
Sea-Wolf 3 ROV.
Sea-Wolf 3 ROV with Hydraulic Mani[ulator Arm
Setting this ROV apart from the
rest, not including the quality and
experience in the underwater industry
that Shark Marine has become known
for, is the powerful DiveLog software.
Field proven for target mapping, route
surveys, and target re acquisition on
the “Navigator” Diver Held Sonar
Imaging and Navigation System,
DiveLog is now taking control of the
ROVs. DiveLog adds a new level of
autonomy for the ROV pilot. New
capabilities include: Route Following,
Go To, and Station Keeping. DiveLog
has also simplified the data inputs
from multiple sensors onto one screen,
whilst recording all the data into
convenient project folders.
Shark Marine Technologies Inc.,
is pleased to announce the recent
delivery of the newly enhanced
Sea-Wolf 3 ROV system to The State
Oceanic Administration of China.
The SOA will use the Sea-Wolf 3 to
perform marine scientific surveys
and research activities. The SOA is
responsible for overseeing marine
construction projects, submarine
engineering projects and routine
coastal surveillance.
The Sea-Wolf 3 system is loaded with
extras and software capabilities just
recently introduced into the light work
/ inspection class of ROVs. The system
was designed for increased modularity
and ease of maintenance and
configurations. The Sea-Wolf 3 has an
New Products
D.A.S. Boat and
S.A.M. Software
Shark Marine Technologies Inc.
is proud to introduce its newest
system for autonomous bathymetric
surveying: The DiveLog Automated
Survey Boat or D.A.S. Boat. As
its name suggests, D.A.S. Boat is
controlled by Shark Marine’s field
proven DiveLog software. Originally
designed to create an intuitive interface
for Shark Marine’s Navigator product
line, DiveLog is now being used for
ROV Control, Diver Delivery System
Control, Survey, and Search and
Recovery Computer Topsides, as well
as Autonomous Surface Vessel Control.
DiveLog manages multiple positioning
systems, route creation and following,
and control of many different sensor
types such as Side Scan, Multi Beam
Profiling, Echo Sounders, Scanning
Sonars, Magnetometers, Gradiometers
and Cameras, and provides data
collection and coverage mapping.
D.A.S. Boat
Shark Marine’s New ROV Control Topside with DiveLog Software
...
D.A.S. Boat can be operated manually
using a hand controller, or be
programmed to precisely follow
routes created in DiveLog. While in
Autonomous mode, DiveLog sends
control information from a shore
station using a radio modem. A
small computer can also be installed
in the D.A.S. Boat for operation
without a shore station. Positioning
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and hydrographic data are sent from
the D.A.S. Boat back to shore so its
progress can be monitored. Control
can be reset back to manual mode at
any time, if required.
Data collected by D.A.S. Boat can
be viewed in DiveLog and exported
for processing in programs such as
Hypack, Caris, and Fledermaus, or
for use in Shark Marine’s Sediment
Accumulation Monitor (S.A.M.)
Software.
S.A.M. was designed to track sediment
build up over time. By importing
depth readings created in DiveLog,
SAM creates a readable, but detailed,
grid of average, minimum, and
maximum sediment depths, filtering
out incorrect or noisy sonar readings.
User settable alarms allow users to
be alerted to problematic sediment
buildup, or rate of buildup, quickly
and without time-consuming user
evaluation. Single-click graphing
of buildup over time allow quick
presentation and evaluation of data.
SAM allows operators to graph and
compare historical data over past
months or even years.
New Product Line
Announcement
AURORA LED
Video Lights
robust, economical, and modern. Built
as a drop in replacement for existing
quartz halogen lights, the Aurora 3 can
operate on 120/240 VAC or 0-300VDC
and is fully dimmable. The Aurora
3 provides 1850 lumens of white
(5000°K) light in a 100° even flood
pattern.
Shark Marine Technologies Inc., is
proud to announce their new line of
LED lights designed specifically for
Video.
The Aurora line is made up of three
separate models: the Aurora 1 a small
12VDC flood light, the Aurora 3 a
universal replacement for existing
quartz halogen systems, and the
compact Aurora 4 flood light.
AURORA 3
Smaller and more streamlined than
the Aurora 3, the Aurora 4 can easily
be mounted on ROVs, Drop Cages,
Dive Helmets / Masks, and Pistol
Grips. The Aurora 4 offers the same
dimmable 1850 lumen flood pattern
as the Aurora 3 model but in a more
compact unit operating at 48 VDC.
AURORA 1
The Aurora 1 light’s small size and
power requirements make it well
suited for lighting on small ROVs,
Diver Delivery Systems and DiverHeld applications. The Aurora 1
provides even white light.
Screenshots of S.A.M. Software
…
The Aurora 3 is an ideal way to
upgrade existing quartz halogen
lighting on ROVs, Drop Cameras, and
Diver Cameras with something more
AURORA 4
...
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www.sharkmarine.com
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