Extension cables and nodes on the Thompson
Drums holding extension cables and a secondary node are loaded onto the fantail of the R/V Thompson in preparation for deployment. Photo by Skip Denny.
Drums holding extension cables and a secondary node are loaded onto the fantail of the R/V Thompson in preparation for deployment. Photo by Skip Denny.
A variety of extension cables with underwater wet-mateable connectors plug into the junction boxes and nodes. In concert, these assets will provide power and communications to >100 instruments on the RSN. The drums are prespooled and on the ship they are loaded onto the the remote cable laying system on ROPOS (ROCLS).
Over 22 km of extension cables were deployed by the robotic vehicle ROPOS during the VISIONS'13 expedition.The cables were spooled onto drums and installed using the Remotely Operated Cable Laying System (ROCLS) latched beneath ROPOS.
Extension cables will connect the primary nodes to secondary nodes and then to myriad instruments and sensors. Over 22,000 m of extension cables were deployed with the remotely operated vehicle ROPOS during the VISIONS'13 expedition, July – August, 2013.