5.15.2015

Uses Of Remotely Operated Vehicles

By Tammie Caldwell


We have heard of vehicles that can be put to use without the operator being physically present in them. Their control is achieved by use of a series of cables or command signal from a source in which the operator is present. Remotely operated vehicles also known as ROV are used in waters and have the ability of attaining depths that divers cannot reach. They have found a number of uses as a result of this ability.

Scientists have taken this to their advantage and are using these vehicles in a number of ways. Through them they are in a position to carry out experiments in the deep sea, collect specimens to work with in the main land. They are also in a position to identify the types of creatures and plants that exist at certain depths. Through them they have been able to discover new findings related to their field.

Exploration may need to be done along the deep waters bed. Such areas are risky for human divers to reach and special equipment are called in. Such include ROVs. They use them to conduct surveys in these regions which at times results to discovery of minerals. Also they use them to take sample of the minerals for further testing.

Among the features of these vehicles are the cameras and visual recorders fitted on them. The vehicles are therefore in a position to take images as well as visual recordings while in operation. This has resulted to them discovering a lot including ancient wrecks such as the infamous Titanic. They are also important in locating collapsed vessels and identifying their locations.

Apart from identifying such vessels, the vehicles are used to retrieve important items such as the black box of an airplane that crashed on a water body. Most of them are advanced in a way that they have the functionality imitating the capability a human being. Many lives have also been saved through them as they are in a position to create openings in case of people been trapped in an enclosure.

The military has embraced this technology in a number of ways. In times of attack, they come in handy as they are in a position of effectively determining an incoming attack vessel. They also find use in exploring foreign waters when planning an attack. Another use is in patrolling the water bodies a nation owns as a matter of enhancing national security.

In films, we have seen scenes captured in deep waters. Some of these scenes comprise of regions that cannot support human life or are impossible for human to access. Such scenes are captured through the use of ROV. The nature documentaries makers also use them when covering topics concerning deep waters.

The gas and oil industry are among the top purchasers of these equipment. Deep sea beds are most likely to be rich in oil and gas deposits. The drillers are able to monitor their activities at these depths through them. In case of oil spills, the vehicles are also used to determine the damage caused and possible ways for handling the situation.




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