Marine Survey, ROVSTAR
What is ROVSTAR?
ROVSTAR is a transportable ROV equipped with a magnetic sensor. It can detect metal objects that are buried two meters below the surface. It is also equipped with an AC sensor and fore-monitoring sonar. It is a unique device that is owned only by the company.
-Possible to search for buried magnetic objects
-Compact, lightweight and inexpensive
-Can operate to depth of 500 meters! Also good in shallow waters as well
-Equipped with a fore monitoring sonar! Able to conduct surveys in water where there is low visibility
Dedicated Expert Operators
Expert operators employed by the company conduct all surveys using the ROVSTAR. The benefits are:
-Underwater video recording
-Various data gathering (for example, location in water, depth, orientation, etc)
Compact, lightweight, inexpensive
-No mother ship required, can be transported anywhere in Japan on a four-ton truck (*)
*excluding the Okinawa region and island locations
-Only requires a four-ton truck for transportation
(*Can be packed inside a container and transported to the Okinawa region and other island locations)
-Can be used in both salt and fresh water
-Can also perform surveys in shallow water.
Small vessels
Can be easily mobilised
Will travel anywhere in Japan and Overseas
-Can also be used in lakes and dams
-Can be used only for underwater photography
-OK for islands as well
What is ROVSTAR?
ROVSTAR is the nickname for our transportable ROV equipped with magnetic sensor.
ROV is short for Remotely Operated Vehicle. It is a robot that is capable of moving underwater by remote control.
Unlike larger ROVs, it does not require a dedicated mother ship, and all its component parts can be loaded onto a four-ton truck for transportation to any area that is accessed by road.
It also features an agility not seen in large ROVs, and is best suited for marine surveys in coastal areas. ROVSTAR is the only transportable ROV equipped with magnetic sensors.
The naming of ROVSTAR
ROVSTAR is also is a pun on Lobster.
Lobsters move in single file when they walk underwater.
And this ROV directly follows the buried objects, in a single line.
Figures in parentheses refer to when the magnetic sensor is provided.
| Name | ROVSTAR (Transportable ROV) |
|---|---|
| Overall Length | 1350 m (2534 mm) |
| Width | 810 mm (1650 mm) |
| Height | 699 mm (1015 mm) |
| Weight in Air | Approx. 97 kg (approx. 232 kg withTSS fitted) |
| Weight in Water | 0kg (due to neutral buoyancy) |
| Maximum Operating Depth |
500m |
| Propulsion Speed (Fore & Aft) | 3kt |
| Onboard equipment |
Fore monitoring sonar Color camera (Variable, Fore x 1, Aft x 1) B/W camera (Fixed, Fore x 1) Lights (Fore x 3, Aft x 2) TSS340 (Magnetic sensor) AC Sensor Altimeter |
| Composition |
ROVSTAR main body D-GPS Underwater acoustic positioning systemTSS340 (Magnetic sensor) NAVLOG (Data acquisition system) |