ROV Doc Ricketts breaks new ground in providing an integrated unmanned submersible research platform, with many powerful features providing efficient, reliable and precise sampling and data collection in a wide range of missions.

The manipulator arm on the ROV Doc Ricketts collecting samples of lava from an underwater volcano off the Pacific Northwest

ROV Doc Ricketts is capable of diving to 4,000 meters (about 2.5 miles). The R/V Western Flyer is the support vessel for Doc Ricketts and was designed with a center well whose floor can be opened to allow Doc Ricketts to be launched from within the ship into the water below.

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Specifications

  • Dimensions = 6′ width x 12′ length x 7′ height (10,500 pounds)
  • Depth rating = 4000 metersVehicle
  • Type = Electro/Hydraulic
  • Vehicle Power = 75shp
  • Vertical Thrust > 550kg
  • Horizontal Thrust > 650kg
  • Variable Buoyancy System = 75kg
  • Hydraulic Systems and Components
  • 12 function 15 lpm hyd. proportional 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
  • 275kg (in water weight) in addition to the below listed equipment and tool skids
  • ~8kW
  • 240, 48, 24, 12, 5 VDC
  • 110 VAC
  • (1) 10/100bt Ethernet port
  • (1) Gigabit Ethernet port
  • (10) RS-232 serial ports
  • (expandable if required)
  • (4) RS-485 serial ports
  • (expandable if required)
  • (7) Video channels
  • 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 Ranger 2720 USBL with Lodestar AHARS
  • Sonardyne Sprint INS
  • Toolsled in benthic configuration
  • Suction sampler w/12 bucket carousel
  • Swing arm
  • Sample drawer
  • (40) tube cores
  • Bioboxes
  • Mid-water configuration
  • Suction sampler w/12 bucket carousel
  • (1) Swing arm
  • (12) Detritus samplers
  • 42″ tall multipurpose toolsled
  • 4 km cable laying
  • Large package deployment / recovery
  • Schilling T4 7-function manipulator with integrated wrist camera
  • Kraft Predator 7 function manipulator w/force feedback
  • CTD with transmissometer and oxygen sensor
  • (2) ROS PT-25 pan & tilts
  • (2) ROS PT-10 pan & tilts
  • Insite HDTV camera with 10x zoom (science)
  • A total of 12 NTSC camera channels available
  • Dedicated Insite mini Zeus HDTV camera (pilot navigation)
  • Dedicated internal pan and tilt color camera with zoom (looks down on front viewing area)
  • (6) 17,700 Lumen LED lights
  • (4) 250 watt Incandescent lights
  • (4) 10,000 Lumen LED lights
  • .68”(17.5mm) OD.
  • (5) single mode fibers
  • (5) power conductors
  • 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)

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