Title :
Sea trials of the deep scientific system VICTOR 6000
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. & Technol., IFREMER, La Seyne Sur Mer, France
fDate :
28 Sep-1 Oct 1998
Abstract :
In 1992, IFREMER decided to develop the deep teleoperated system VICTOR 6000. This system, rated to 6000 metres water depth, is dedicated to scientific research and is able to carry out a large scale optical survey and local inspection. The first at sea trials started in September 1997 for shallow tests close to the IFREMER centre. The tests were then continued on R/V Thalassa in December 1997 for a 3-week cruise where the system proved its ability to dive up to 3500 metres. This paper gives a general description of the system in terms of missions and objectives and presents the results of the trials
Keywords :
oceanographic equipment; remotely operated vehicles; underwater vehicles; IFREMER; VICTOR 6000; deep scientific system; deep teleoperated system; local inspection; mission objectives; optical survey; scientific research; sea trials; shallow water tests; Cameras; Capacitive sensors; Inspection; Large-scale systems; Marine vehicles; Payloads; Remotely operated vehicles; Sensor systems; Underwater vehicles; Winches;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '98 Conference Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5045-6
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1998.726337
