The indoor test tank is used to test and validate medium-sized robotic systems (ROVs, underwater manipulators). It provides a work and test environment that is convivial and practical for freshwater trials. The tank is housed at the Robotique Navigation et Visions Sous-Marines Laboratory and with other IFREMER partners.

Characteristics

• Tank dimensions: 3.6 x 3.8 metres and 2.8 metres deep
• 8 underwater floodlights and several transparent viewports

Equipment

• PISCATOR robotic gantry
• Electric overhead crane for handling systems
• IT facilities (Unix machines, PC network)
• Mechanical and electrical tools