Insights
Articles on subsea engineering, underwater operations and equipment.
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Engineering history: the team before Subsea Formula
The Subsea Formula team's engineering work before the company: teleoperated manipulators, robotics, medical devices and precision machining for racing teams.
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Pressure-Balanced Housings for Deep-Sea Electronics
Why ad-hoc modified electronics and PBOF housings remain risky for core electronics.
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Submersible Gearhead Enclosure Manufacturing
An update: we are moving forward with the water-flooded gearhead manufacturing
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Kirill and His Engineering Projects Archive
Today we’re opening Kirill’s project archive—an eclectic mix of robotics, sensing, energy, and medical engineering.
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Air Lift Bags for Cost-Effective Cargo Lifting
Air lift bags are widely used in the maritime industry, with their main advantages being cost-effectiveness and compact size when folded.
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Impact of Vessel Motion on Maritime Personnel
Vessel motion compromises cognitive performance and degrades operational awareness and responsiveness.
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HMS Edinburgh Soviet Gold Salvage
The 1981 recovery of 431 gold bars from the wreck of HMS Edinburgh - engineering’s most remarkable achievement.
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Biofouling - a Major Challenge in Ocean Freight
How fast biofouling grows on ship hulls, what it costs in fuel, corrosion and compliance, and why we recommend in-water cleaning every 3–6 months.
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How to Increase Continuous AUV Submerged Time
Options for extending continuous AUV submerged time: a closed-loop turbine, a closed-loop Stirling engine and several types of fuel cells.
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Pressure Chamber for AUV Components
High-pressure chambers for testing AUV components to identify potential issues before heading out to sea.
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3D Printing AUV Components with Liquid ABS Plastic
An interesting and simple method to create lightweight and durable parts from ABS plastic with a reinforcement layer.
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The Science Behind Ultra-Fast Torpedoes
Supercavitating torpedoes can achieve velocities exceeding 200 knots, making them some of the fastest underwater projectiles.
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Testing subsea equipment off Madeira
Why Subsea Formula is based in Funchal, Madeira: shallow coastal waters that deepen fast for testing underwater robots, and 120 shipwrecks in local waters.
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Magic Underwater Creature Videos
Are you interested in diving into the mysteries of the deep ocean's unique ecosystem and exploring the fascinating life forms?
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Underwater Operations Evolution, ROVs and AUVs
How underwater vehicles evolved from manned submersibles to work-class ROVs, fast ROVs for pipeline inspection, paired ROV configurations and AUVs.
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The Enigmatic Underwater Brine Pool
In the Gulf of Mexico, there is a fascinating and dangerous place: an underwater brine pool filled with an extremely salty water.
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Metal Fatigue and Navy Ships' Issues
Metal fatigue plays a significant role in the performance of commercial AUV and ROV missions.
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