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ROV

abbreviation for
(Automotive Engineering) remotely operated vehicle
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Pupils had to use their remotelyoperated vehicles (ROVs) to inspect and repair a mock-up dam, monitor water quality and recover a submerged historical artefact.
A total of 5 naval ROVs have been augmented on site and simultaneous probes are being undertaken to maximise coverage.
The Middle East will now have the largest independent ROV operator providing the highest quality services to clients across the drill support, IRM, and construction markets within the oil and gas sector, underpinned by operational excellence and a diverse fleet of ROVs, all managed and operated in-country, it said.
As a result, the developed architecture will allow to create the software implementation of the intelligent system for the supporting of the activities of operators of ROVs. This system will not require the changes of the expert system and the graphical operator interface in case of the changing of the configuration and composition of devices and sensors, as well as the changing of the processing algorithms of the received data.
Scotland-based [M.sup.2] is supplying its Go Electro vessel, ROVs and personnel to support the survey work on the world's longest subsea pipeline system.
Arctic Cat Inc (NASDAQ:ACAT) revealed on Friday that it has launched its second wave of new 2017 model year all-terrain vehicles ATVs and side-by-side recreational off-road vehicles (ROVs).
This includes the largest range of Work Class ROVs and specialist trenching equipment such as ploughs, tractors and jetting machines.
However, underwater robots (or ROVs: Remotely Operated Vehicles as they are typically called in industry) have recently become a very popular instructional STEM activity.
1980's and 90's that initial trend of military Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) shifted towards the oil and gas education and ocean science research.