Light Tables

We design and build custom light tables for ice and firn core work. Tables can be built with different lengths, light sources, and linear rail systems for mounting different sensors. Motion systems are also available for semi-automated data collection.

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Photograph of custom light table showing four inch ice core and camera mounted to linear rail system

Winches

We design and build custom winches at a variety of scales. Our winches have acted as mobility aids for small uncrewed ground vehicles, as well as lowering ice melting probes hundreds of meters while controlling speeds at fractions of a millimeter per second.

Winch for lowering an ice melting system and sensor suit up to 500 meters. Built as part of the HotRod project, the objective is to reach the ice-bed interface and deploy thermistor strings at the base of thin glaciers and ice caps.
Winch built for a 20 kg uncrewed ground vehicle to enable the vehicle to lower itself down extreme slopes, as well as tow other vehicles out of hazardous terrain.

Customized Garmin GPS Receivers

 

Garmin GPS for your polar needs

We are an authorized reseller of Garmin GPS equipment offering customized mounting and interfacing solutions. Do you need GNSS data provided in a specific format to interface with legacy or one-off systems? Do you need specialized mounting hardware or cabling to physically integrate a GNSS receiver with your sensors? Beyond geo-referencing, GNSS can provide reliable time stamping to measurements making later data processing steps simpler.

Our work with GNSS systems started from interfacing with Ground Penetrating Radar to accurately geo-reference and speed normalized measurements. Our robotic systems also rely on GNSS for steering and navigation between waypoints during autonomous surveys.

 

Equipment and Engineering

We design and build custom equipment to meet the polar research objectives of our customers. Contact us to explore your options with equipment designed exactly for your needs.

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