Standoff Command and Control of Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs)

The Navy requires a long-range standoff solution for Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) command and control that allows EOD Technicians to operate existing and future maritime expeditionary robots from a safe separation distance. The ideal system will provide the situational awareness and command and control required to effectively and efficiently execute the objectives of subsea threat mitigation as well as provide a tether management solution for the ROV. Further, the successful long-range standoff system will be hardware agnostic, supporting multiple vehicle assets and communication systems.Greensea proposes a long-range standoff solution that accomplishes these objectives through an open architecture software system. The proposed solution manages the bandwidth between ROV and operator through the prioritization of data by task, minimizes the amount of data transmitted by implementing high-levels of autonomy and target recognition, and coordinates the three-body system composed of the ROV, deployment vessel, and tether to provide tether management. Greensea's long-range standoff solution is based on EOD Workspace, an operating platform specifically developed for ROVs used in EOD operations.