January 2007: Website undergoing construction.

   -Basin Tests updated

   -Services updated

   -Mooring Systems updated

The HUMAN POWERED SUBMARINE CONTEST 2006 will be held at OMB from July 20th to July 23rd

A semi-submersible model with 8 active azimuth thrusters is being tested. The test program includes thruster-thruster interaction, thruster-hull interaction, and station keeping tests. Nautronix Dynamic Positioning system is implemented. The DP system holds the model in place in hurricane waves and wind. 

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Three Noble Drilling semi-submersible models were tested in the waves of Katrina, Rita and Ivan.

OMB Fully Automated: A single push button starts waves, wind, tow, PMM, data, external DAQ Synchronization and video at specified times.    

Multiple target (6 DOF) tracking used in the recent ASOP (ONR), and Kikeh (Technip) projects.

The new Krypton Optical Tracking System is implemented in the current tests.

Sonar monitoring of the basin water depth implemented.

SMARTEST and  SMART+ - These two systems were developed to simulate very deep taut mooring lines over extensive (400 – 500 ft) horizontal offsets.

SMARTER^® - SMART's 'extended range' simulation implemented for deep and heavy mooring and SCR lines.

Recent basin tests with photos are now online.