Kraken Receives Financial Contribution From the Government of Canada - Seite 2

Reducing the cost and complexity of marine survey operations can profoundly impact the economics of many marine industries. Driven by lower revenue and energy prices, today's oil and gas sectors are now seeking new technologies and tools that could lead to higher productivity, increased cost efficiencies and improved business models that rely less on expensive conventional manned systems. In fact, the offshore energy survey and mapping community may be on the verge of profound disruption, similar to that brought about by "aerial drones." Next generation low-logistics / high-performance "ocean drones" are offering new options for improved productivity at lower costs, and changing old business models in the process.

KATFISH TARGETING THE UNDERWATER DEFENCE MARKET
In the defense market, there is a growing global requirement for modernization of mine countermeasures solutions. The previous generation of single-role minehunting vessels were designed and built between the 1970's - 1990's and many are now being withdrawn from service. A major drive is to replace these manned systems with multi-mission unmanned systems, such as Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs). While AUVs provide a valuable tool in the mine warfare toolkit, they are typically too slow (3-4 knots) to support in-stride, mine countermeasures. This leaves a growing requirement for high resolution, high speed seabed imaging platforms.

Until recently, conventional side scan sonars and multibeam echo-sounders have been the leading technology for detailed mapping and imaging of the seafloor. However, Kraken's revolutionary sonar technology called AquaPix® -- Miniature Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Sonar (MINSAS) is now available and is especially well-suited for both military and commercial seabed surveys. MINSAS delivers ultra-high seabed image resolution (3 cm), simultaneously co-registered 3D bathymetry and superior area coverage rates. This underwater technology is similar to Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) that's used for mapping the Earth's surface, but InSAS uses acoustic energy waves instead of InSAR's radio waves.