Most of Hibbard Inshore’s ROVs come standard with both color and low light monochrome video cameras and can be optionally fitted with high definition video cameras. The low light monochrome cameras give the ROV the advantage of being able to see detail not easily detected by human eye while the color video is important in inspections to identify corrosion and other forms of discoloration. High definition video includes formats such as 1080i, and these cameras can be added optionally for underwater cinematography and research.
For underwater operations, most of Hibbard Inshore’s vehicles are fitted with sector scan and profiling sonar as a standard. Sector scan sonar is used to look out in front of the vehicle to aid in navigation in turbid water and for feature detection. Profiling sonar is dimensioning sonar that is able to take vertical cross sections in pipe or reveal the size of features like scour. Electronically scanned sonar includes multi-beam and identification sonar systems. These systems image similarly to sector scan sonar but have faster update times for increased coverage. Sub-bottom sonar can be used both to do bathymetric surveys of the bottom as well as to show the layering and thickness of the different sediment layers down to hard bottom.
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Vehicle Capabilities Underwater and amphibious crawling, swimming and streaming vehicles. Sensor Technology High Definition Video, Sector Scan Sonar and 3D TunnelMap System technologies. Tunnel Map, Mapping System Operation (pdf) |