Hugin for Swire Seabed AS

The Swire Seabed Hugin AUV System is rated to 4500 metres and equipped with Kongsberg Maritime’s HISAS 1032 Synthetic Aperture Sonar and EM2040 multibeam echosounder. Other payload sensors integrated in the AUV include the CathX Ocean 48.5-degree field of view still image camera and laser profiler, a sub-bottom profiler, magnetometer and turbidity sensor.

To make best use of the extensive payload sensor suite, the Swire Seabed Hugin also includes Kongsberg Maritime’s automatic pipeline tracking solution, which utilises the HISAS Synthetic Aperture Sonar or EM2040 multibeam echo sounder to track alongside or above a pipeline, to conduct survey and inspection tasks.

The Hugin AUV System is containerised and designed for simple mobilisation. Everything for day-to-day operations is installed in an ‘AUV van’ including the launch and recovery system (LARS). The Swire Seabed Hugin includes a new LARS designed and manufactured by Kongsberg Evotec for high sea state and high freeboard operation of AUVs.

By Jake Frith