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A new partnership between maritime technology specialists EIVA and Tuco Marine will provide integrated autonomous systems for inspecting subsea assets, such as cables transporting renewable energy.
EIVA, a developer of software and equipment for surveying below the water’s surface and Tuco Marine, producers of unmanned surface vessels (USVs), have announced they are now working together to provide an integrated system solution.
The ProZero 8m Naval Intelligence USV by Tuco Marine sails to an area of interest and launches the remotely operated towed vehicle (ROTV) ViperFish by EIVA. ViperFish is a sensor platform for high resolution seabed imaging, as well as mapping depth and magnetic signals to monitor subsea assets.
Christian Thomsen, CEO at EIVA, said, “Leveraging the complementary nature of our technologies, EIVA is looking forward to working with Tuco Marine to offer the market a solution that we see a lot of demand for – a fully integrated system to autonomously survey subsea assets.”
Managing Director Jonas Pedersen from Tuco Marine, stated, “By combining a USV, like our ProZero, together with EIVA’s ROTV sensor platform and survey software, it’s possible to monitor the conditions of critical subsea infrastructure much more thoroughly and frequently than with conventional setups.”
A deciding factor for the safety and efficiency of autonomous systems is that all parts must be not only be reliable on their own, but also work well together through integration. Both EIVA and Tuco Marine are said to have the internal competences needed to achieve this, as the companies are highly experienced in developing tailored solutions.
In addition, their technologies are well-proven within both maritime and defence industries. For example, EIVA’s sensor platform ScanFish is among the most used solutions worldwide for UXO surveys, while their ViperFish, launched in 2023, is designed for autonomous USV systems, based on customer inputs. Tuco Marine has delivered their reliable ProZero vessels for use in offshore wind farms, environmental surveys, defence and aquaculture.
The quality of data delivered with this system also benefits from positioning and imaging sensor technologies thanks to strong partnerships within the international Covelya Group. EIVA’s sister companies in this group include sensor providers Sonardyne and Wavefront Systems, as well as Forcys, which provides defence expertise for customers seeking to deploy this technology for mine countermeasures, rapid environment assessment and more.
