Photo: Dugornay Olivier (2018). HROV Ariane and Antea vessel. (Courtesy of IFREMER)
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THE MISSION PLANNING AND MONITORING SOFTWARE WITH THE RIGHT MIX OF INGREDIENTS iXblue’s Robotics and AI division, Robopec, have been working with the French National Institute for Ocean Science IFREMER since 2017 on the development of Mimosa3. Mimosa3 is the new generation of mission planning and monitoring software, dedicated to the underwater vehicles in the French Oceanographic Fleet1. Based on web technologies, the surface mission management software Mimosa3 will also be used in IFREMER’s new 6000 AUV, UlyX. It’s specifically designed to program autonomous diving missions for AUVs and introduces a new concept for implementing intelligent autonomous exploration strategies.
Mission management software are key tools for operators and scientists alike to conduct subsea exploration. Located within the support vessel’s subsea vehicles control room, they include the vehicle’s mission planning and real-time monitoring of navigation data, as well as storage of scientific data, provision of support charts, and analysis of technical data. 1: a national research infrastructure managed by Ifremer
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A SOFTWARE SUITE DEDICATED TO SUBSEA OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT To that end and to respond to increased needs for autonomous and remotely operated missions for the Institute’s fleet of underwater vehicles, Robopec has partnered with IFREMER in the development of the 3rd generation Mimosa software suite.
