| NEWS FROM LYYN™ |
| SeaBotix provides Swedish EOD with integrated LYYN™ |
Over the years SeaBotix and Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has collaborated on the design and development of a set of systems that were in need by the Swedish Armed Forces’ EOD unit. The requirement for the systems was the need to have a ROV ability to survey underwater environments in order to localize explosive charges on ship hulls, quays, bridge foundations and other areas. Use of a small ROV was deemed preferable to divers from a personal safety point of view and the more enduring method of survey.
There were many requirements set forth in the development of a solution including portability, ease of operation, capability, versatility and integration. Among them the integrated LYYN™ video enhancer. [more]
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Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) personnel and the SeaBotix LBV |
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| UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT Diving Seminar in Lysekil, Sweden May 22-23. |
LYYN™ participated in the first ever underwater seminar dedicated to Environment in Sweden. It was organized by SI TECH, a well known manufacturer of high quality equipment and innovative solutions for challenging diving conditions together with ISCO, the International Spill Control Organization.
50+ participants and presenters covered topics like Detection and Mapping, handling of hazardous matters, Diving practices and regulations and risk assessment. One of the Swedish Coast Guards vessels was present to illustrate how divers can be cleaned after contamination.
A large group representing the Russian Diving Industry was present and informed the audience about their business.
As video filming during recovery of both hazardous materials and ships is important, the presentation of LYYN´s technology for video enhancement was well received. Participants also had the opportunity to see the LYYN™ portable T38 in action.
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| New user stories and user videos on LYYN™ showroom LYYNIFIED.COM |
Subsea ROV Services - inside a coal-fired power plant |
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On a recent inspection of a water tunnel network at a coal-fired power plant the color camera on the VideoRay was equipped with the LYYN T38real-time video enhancer. The water in the tunnels was so murky that the video obtained with the standard configuration was completely inadequate. However, the images obtained with the LYYN T38 system clearly showed mussels and the buildup of silt. [more]
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| ECA K-STER one-shot mine disposal vehicle |
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K-Ster is a low-cost, easy to launch, one-shot mine disposal vehicle. The four clips were lyynified™ after the trials and clearly show how LYYN™ technology can enhance visibility and aid the identification process. [more]
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| Inuktun Versatrax 150 Pipe Inspection Crawler |
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Inuktun Services Ltd. is known world-wide for our innovative mobile robotic systems. The modular, remotely-operated systems can be used in the most dangerous environments, from nuclear facilities to sewer and petrochemical pipes to military combat. The Nanaimo-based company specializes in inspection systems for pipes, sewer systems and underground tanks using high-tech equipment and CCTV systems on robotic transporters. [more] |
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| RECOMMENDED READING |
| Secrets of birds’ compass revealed |
The mystery of how migratory birds exploit the Earth's magnetic field using an internal compass may have been solved by scientists who have discovered how molecules in the eye can be orientated by weak magnetic lines.
About 50 species of animals are known to use the direction of Earth's magnetic field to help them find their way, but scientists have been mystified as to how they could do it because the field seems to be too weak to have an effect on the nervous system. |
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Now, though, scientists have come up with a possible method based on a series of complex photochemical reactions that can occur within the eyes of birds, as well as other animals, which could help them use an internal compass.
Read more:
- The Independant [more]
- National Geographic [more]
- Oxford University [more]
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| END NOTES |
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