Underwater Technology - Facilities

 

Test Pool

• Dimensions: 7.5 × 3.6 × 1.5 m
• Equipped with an underwater positioning system
• Suitable for testing both underwater robots and surface vessels

Small Indoor Test Pool

• Dimensions: 3 × 2 × 1 m
• Features:
  
  • Adjustable lighting, turbulence, and salinity
  • Gantry positioning system for precise placement of objects and sensors
• Primarily used for sensor evaluation and calibration

Available Vehicles

• 3× BlueROV2 (modular underwater robots for research and prototyping)
• 1× BlueBoat (surface vessel for hybrid collaboration)
• Additional small and specialized underwater vehicles

Sensor Suite

• Hyperspectral camera
• High-frequency sonar
• RGB cameras (mono and stereo)
• Doppler Velocity Log (DVL)
• Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)
• Fiber-optic gyroscope
• Ultra Short Baseline (USBL) positioning system
• Acoustic communication equipment

Additional Resources

• Access to larger robots and extended testing facilities through collaborations with partner companies and ports