Seaeye Panther Plus
Seaeye Panther Plus Features:
- Max operating depth: 1000 metres
- 220 kg forward thrust (bollard pull)
- 170 kg lateral thrust
- Weighing only 500 kg in air
- 105 kg payload
- 10 brushless DC thrusters with velocity feedback for superior control
- Thruster power supplies split into 2 separate channels for redundancy
- Auto heading and depth with auto altitude option
- Two hydraulic manipulator interfaces
- 12 function hydraulic solenoid valve pack
- Seaeye high torque pan and tilt unit
- Dual channel variable intensity, individually fused, 600 watts of lighting
- Interface for survey sensors
- 4 simultaneous video channels
- Integral video overlay system
The principal requirement was for greater power, payload, more interfaces and a work class ROV capability excluding heavy construction work.
Forward thrust has been doubled to an impressive 220 kg with lateral thrust increased from 85 kg to 170 kg with a relatively small increase of the vehicle's in air weight to 500 kg. Payload has been increased to 105 kg. These improved performance figures translate into handling characteristics that pilots report as being 'simply spectacular.'
Visually, the distinguishing feature of the Seaeye Panther Plus is the additional 4 vectored SM5 brushless DC thrusters making a total of 8 vectored thrusters in pairs. The ROV frame has been slightly enlarged to accommodate these thrusters, improve through frame water flow and provide space for a 12 function hydraulic valve pack for tooling and manipulator applications.
A particular benefit of the 'Plus' configuration of pairs of vectored thrusters and two vertical thrusters is the level of redundancy available. The power for the thrusters is split into two channels with each channel providing DC to one vertical thruster and 4 of the 8 horizontal thrusters. If a fault should develop on one channel it can be isolated allowing operations to continue at half power. If there is a failure in only one horizontal thruster the effect on vehicle performance and control will be barely noticeable.
Typical Panther applications include:
- Pre and post lay pipeline surveys
- Touch down monitoring
- Cable installation
- Drill support
- IRM
- NDT inspections
- Salvage operations including torpedo recover and support of distressed submarines with emergency life support pods
Although free swimming operations are possible with up to 600 metres of tether this ROV is normally deployed using a Seaeye Tether Management System (TMS) to minimise the effect of current on the vehicle's performance. The standard TMS is a garage with a bale arm, level wind and 150 metre capacity of tether.
A skid mounted 'A' frame and lifting winch with 1000 metres of armoured lift umbilical is offered as a compact combined unit to launch and recover a TMS garaged Seaeye Panther Plus. This can be offered rated for hazardous area Zone II operations or to for 'safe area' operations and is known as a 'LARS' or Launch and Recovery System. Alternatively you may have your own crane available and may only require the lifting winch and armoured umbilical with an umbilical sheave, a lock-latch release mechanism and vehicle bullet for launch and recovery.
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