Brooke Ocean Technology Limited
Brooke Ocean Technology Ltd. (BOT) is a leading manufacturer of
advanced data collection platforms and launch/recovery systems.
Products include the Moving Vessel Profiler (MVP), an automated,
free-fall data collection system which can collect CTD, sound
velocity and other data from a moving vessel. MVP is capable of
collecting near vertical profiles to 190 m at ship speeds of 18
knots, 300 m at 12 knots, 1,450 m at 5 knots and 2,200 m at 2
knots.
BOT also manufactures the SeaHorse, a moored profiling system
which harnesses wave power as an energy source for moving up and
down a mooring wire. Other products include cable handling
hardware, including custom winch and metering sheave systems.
BOT also supplies launch/recovery systems for AUVs, towed
bodies, atmospheric diving suits and submarine pod posting. New
products being introduced at OI include the Free Fall Cone
Penetrometer (FFCPT) and Laser Optical Plankton Counter (LOPC).
KEY WORDS: CTD/sound velocity profiler, handling system, winch,
cone penetrometer, plankton counter
Environmental Profile
BOT also provides engineering services including mechanical design, system integration and 3D visualization.
Products supplied by BOT include the following: Oceanographic Environmental Sensor Platforms: Moving Vessel Profiler (MVP); Wave Powered Moored Ocean Profiler (SeaHorse). BOT also manufactures the following sensors: Laser Optical Plankton Counter; Free Fall Cone Penetrometer.
BOT's ocean profiling techniques for both moving vessels and moored situations are patented leading edge data collection systems. Both profilers provide significant cost advantages over traditional technologies. The profiling instruments have uses in the field of hydrographic surverying, oceanography, oil and gas seismic surveying and Naval applications.
Launch and Recovery Systems: BOT's launch and recovery technologies are useful to a large number of operational marine sectors involved in the recovery of various payloads at sea.
Seafloor Sampling Systems: BOT's seafloor sampling technologies and sediment classification technologies are useful for both geological applications and naval mine burial investigations.
Geographic Marketing Activity: BOT is active in: USA, Australia, Italy, The United Kingdom, Taiwan, Japan, Korea and China.
Company Details
Year Established:
1983
Total Sales ($CDN):
$1,000,000 - $5,000,000
Number of Employees:
7
Company Information
Arnold Furlong
Title:
Owner
Area of Responsibility:
Management Executive
Telephone:
(902) 481-2500
Fax:
(902) 468-1388
Email:
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Geoff Lebans
Title:
Owner
Area of Responsibility:
Management Executive
Telephone:
(902) 481-2501
Fax:
(902) 468-1388
Email:
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Products
Wire, Rope And Cable Cleaning/Lubrication Systems
Underwater Technology
Profiling Buoys
Water Sampling Bottles
Oceanographic Equipment
Launch And Recovery Systems
High Speed Underway Profiling Systems
Buoys
Deck Machinery
Hardware, Marine And/Or Rigging
Data Logger Instrumentation
Buoys, Instrumented
Coring Equipment
Pressure Casings
Safety/Rescue Systems, Marine
Deck Fittings
Winches
Davit Systems
Handling Systems For Remote Operated Vehicles
Oceanographic Equipment And/Or Systems
Handling Systems For Wire Rope & Cable
Sheave Blocks
Environmental Products And Services
Buoy - Wave Powered, Climbing
Buoy Systems
Custom Crane/Davit Systems
Miscellaneous Deck Machinery
Sensor Platforms
Shipboard Handling Systems
Shipboard Launch/Recovery Systems
Underwater Sound Equipment - Towing/Handling Sys.
Winch Systems - Marine Applications
Moving Vessel Profiler (mvp).
Brooke Ocean Technology Ltd. (BOT) has developed a leading edge technology for the measurement of water column parameters from a vessel underway. The technology developed in conjunction with the Canadian Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans results in an improvement in quality of the data and is more economical than traditional data collection methods.
The Moving Vessel Profiler (MVP) is a computer controlled winch that allows a free fall fish to be deployed from the stern of a vessel while underway. Upon reaching the end of the deployment the winch is stopped and the fish recovered as a towbody. The fish can be instrumented with a variety of sensors. To date CTD and sound velocity sensors have been tested, while fluorometry and optical plankton sensors are presently being incorporated. The system can deploy the probe to a depth of 1000 m at 10 knots.
Launch And Recovery System.
The development of technology to deploy and recover payloads at sea in foul weather is a core capability at Brooke Ocean Technology Ltd. (BOT). Past projects include the recovery of robotic vehicles and towed underwater bodies used for survey and surveillance. These projects typically require the equipment to be stored in standard ISO containers.
Wave Powered Moored Ocean Profiler (seahorse Tm).
The SeaHorse (TM) was developed to collect water column environmental data profiles from a moored site.
Brooke Ocean Technology Ltd. (BOT) has developed a leading edge technology for the measurement of water column parameters from a fixed moored site. The technology developed in conjunction with the Canadian Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans represents an improvement in data quality and is more economical than traditional data collection methods.
The Wave Powered Moored Ocean profiler (SeaHorse TM) harnesses wave energy to drive a sensor platform down a fixed mooring line. The package is programmed to wait at the bottom until profile time, it then releases from the mooring and ascends to the surface driven by buoyancy. During the ascent the onboard sensors collect and store the profile data. The platform can house a variety of sensors, initial versions include a Seabird (TM) CTD, fluorometer and turbidity sensor. By harnessing the wave energy no battery power is required to achieve the profile.
The use of this platform allows for a complete profile to be collected while only using a single sensor.
Vibra Hammer Corer, Underway Or Static Penetrometer.
Brooke Ocean Technology Ltd. (BOT) offers a VibraHammer Corer. This system, designed by BOT uses vibrational energy and hammering energy combined to provide the mechanism for sample collection of coarse grained sediment. This technology can assist in the collection of samples to determine sediment contamination.
BOT has developed a static penetrometer that can be used to determine the environmental charcteristics of the seafloor sediment and mine burial characteristics.
Laser Optical Plankton Counter (lopc)
Developed at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography, the LOPC is a state of the art instrument for counting and imaging zooplankton.
The LOPc uses a high quality laser accompanied by precision optics to create a laser eam or plane which is used to detect a change in the path or 'light blockage', thus indicating a particle in transit through the sampling tunnel.
Services
Model Testing
Systems Engineering
Ocean Engineering
Cad Drafting Services - Including 3d
Design Of Deck Equipment & Machinery
Marine Systems Engineering Services
Mechanical Engineerig & Technical Services
Mechanical Engineering Services - Finite Element
Shipboard Launch And Recovery Hardware