AUV System Spec Sheet

Picasso configuration

Platform: ALBAC
Manufacturer: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Commercial Operator: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

Summary

The uROV PICASSO-1 (Plankton Investigatory Collaborating Autonomous Survey System Operon-1)
The PICASSO-1 is the primary vehicle in a system of small remotely-operated vehicles developed to survey plankton and other deep sea organisms at a range of sizes using imaging tools such as a high definition television camera, an underwater microscope called the Autonomous Visual Plankton Recorder (AVPR) and metal halide and red/white LED illumination.It can be deployed from a chartered diving boat so is quite flexible in its survey operations.