Vessels and Vehicles - ROV Doc Ricketts
ROV Doc Ricketts core vehicle specifications
Specifications:
- Dimensions = 6' width x 12' length x 7' height (10,500 pounds)
Depth rating = 4000 meters
Vehicle Type = Electro/Hydraulic
Vehicle Power = 75shp
Vertical Thrust > 550kg
Horizontal Thrust > 650kg
Variable Buoyancy System = 75kg
Hydraulic Systems and Components
8 function 15 lpm hyd. solenoid valve pack w/flow controls (on Tool skids)
- 11 function proportional valve pack (15 lpm with remote flow control)
- Spare HP (30 lpm) bi-directional servo valve
Science Payload = 275kg (in water weight) in addition to the below listed equipment and tool skids
Auxiliary Instrument Power & available voltages
- ~8kW
- 240, 48, 24, 12, 5 VDC
- 110 VAC
- Dimensions = 6' width x 12' length x 7' height (10,500 pounds)
Auxiliary Video & Data
- (1) spare single mode fiber
- (1)100bt Ethernet port
- (1)10bt Ethernet port
- (10) RS-232 serial ports (expandable if required)
- (4) RS-485 serial ports (expandable if required)
- (7) Video channels
Core Navigation Instrumentation
- RDI – Workhorse Navigator DVL (1200 Khz)
- Octans 6000m FOG (primary heading reference)
- Tritech FOG (secondary heading reference)
- Paroscientific depth sensor
- Mesotech Altimeter
- Mesotech 1071 scanning sonar
- Sonardyne ROV Homer transducer
- Sonardyne Fusion USBL
Core Science Tools and Instrumentation
- Toolsled in benthic configuration
- Suction sampler w/12 bucket carousel
- Swing arm
- Sample drawer
- (32) tube cores
- Bioboxes
- Mid-water configuration
- Suction sampler w/12 bucket carousel
- (1) Swing arm
- (10) Detritus samplers
- 42" tall multipurpose toolsled
- 4 km cable laying
- Large package deployment / recovery
- Schilling T2 7 function manipulator
- Kraft Predator 7 function manipulator w/force feedback
- CTD with transmissometer and oxygen sensor
Core Cameras & Viewing Tools
- (2) ROS PT-25 pan & tilts
- (2) ROS PT-10 pan & tilts
- Insite HDTV camera with 10x zoom (science)
- Insite mini Zues HDTV camera (pilot navigation)
- Digital still camera & strobe
- Internal pan and tilt color camera with zoom (looks down on front viewing area)
Lighting
- (6) 400 watt HMI lights
- (4) 250 watt Incandescent lights
Umbilical
- .68”(17.5mm) OD.
- (5) single mode fibers
- (5) power conductors
ROV Auto Functions
- Auto Depth
- Auto Heading
- Auto Altitude
- Auto Hold (Dynamic Station Keep)
- Auto Step (X, Y and Z)
- Auto Home
- Auto Track (Cable & pipe tracking)
- Auto Route (Follows a pre-programmed route of waypoints)
- Auto Lost Thruster Compensation
- Auto Pitch & Roll trim