Tom Wadsworth of Hydrabotix in the UK launches the VideoRay Pro 4 for a Hydro facility inspection.
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INFRASTRUCTURE INSPECTION OVERVIEW:
Much of the world's crucial public infrastructure involves water. Potable water tanks, reservoirs, locks, dams, bridges, and culverts are aging everywhere, and scarce funding must be allocated carefully and efficiently to the most critical problems. In order to do this, regular detailed inspections are needed. Until the arrival of underwater robotics solutions such as VideoRay ROVs, these inspections were often either done with expensive, dangerous solutions involving divers, or they weren't done at all. In many cases a VideoRay inspection can be done rapidly, safely, and very cost-effectively. The results – video and still images of specific problem areas – can be transmitted and presented to experts who can decide whether the asset is okay for now, whether further study is needed, or whether immediate action is necessary to protect the public.
Using the VideoRay ROV eliminates potential safety risks, and eliminates exposing divers to unsafe conditions. The agile and simple-to-pilot submersible can be equipped with up to 600 meters (2,000 ft) of tether. It captures high quality video and still images directly to the ROV computer’s hard drive - easy to access, edit, and deliver in popular video and image formats.
SPECIFIC INFRASTRUCTURE INSPECTION JOB TASKS:
VIDEORAY INFRASTRUCTURE IMAGES » Tom Wadsworth of Hydrabotix in the UK launches the VideoRay Pro 4 for a Hydro facility inspection. United States Bureau of Reclamation’s Underwater Investigations Dive Team - responsible for all underwater investigation for the Bureau’s hydro-electric dams with their VideoRay Pro 4 ROVs. One of the Bureau's hydro electric dams they are responsible for inspecting - their first mission was to inspect the trash racks here with the VideoRay Pro 4. The Bureau's VideoRay P4 HY 300 BASE Hydro ROV Configuration with a BlueView P900-45 Multibeam Imaging Sonar and a manipulator arm. Piloting the VideoRay Pro 4 from a small vessel to inspect the dam's trash racks. A tether handler is a good idea when the ROV is submerged to ensure the proper amount of tether is deployed at any given time and to ensure it doesn't get involved with any props. Still close up image from the VideoRay Pro 4 ROV of the trash rack. Still image from the VideoRay Pro 4 of a large piece of debris on the trash rack. Still BlueView sonar image of the trash rack - in this low visibility environment sonar is used for navigation of the ROV. Tom Wadsworth of Hydrabotix in the UK launches the VideoRay Pro 4 for a Hydro facility inspection. United States Bureau of Reclamation’s Underwater Investigations Dive Team - responsible for all underwater investigation for the Bureau’s hydro-electric dams with their VideoRay Pro 4 ROVs. One of the Bureau's hydro electric dams they are responsible for inspecting - their first mission was to inspect the trash racks here with the VideoRay Pro 4. The Bureau's VideoRay P4 HY 300 BASE Hydro ROV Configuration with a BlueView P900-45 Multibeam Imaging Sonar and a manipulator arm. Piloting the VideoRay Pro 4 from a small vessel to inspect the dam's trash racks. A tether handler is a good idea when the ROV is submerged to ensure the proper amount of tether is deployed at any given time and to ensure it doesn't get involved with any props. Still close up image from the VideoRay Pro 4 ROV of the trash rack. Still image from the VideoRay Pro 4 of a large piece of debris on the trash rack. Still BlueView sonar image of the trash rack - in this low visibility environment sonar is used for navigation of the ROV.
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