The Newtsuit is an

atmospheric diving suit An atmospheric diving suit (ADS) is a small one-person articulated submersible which resembles a suit of armour, with elaborate pressure joints to allow articulation while maintaining an internal pressure of one atmosphere. An ADS can enable di ...

designed and originally built by

Phil Nuytten René Théophile "Phil" Nuytten, (born August 13, 1941) is a Canadian entrepreneur, deep-ocean explorer, scientist, inventor of the Newtsuit, and founder of Nuytco Research Ltd. He has pioneered designs related to diving equipment, and has wor ...

. The suit is used for work on ocean drilling rigs, pipelines, salvage jobs, and photographic surveys, and is standard equipment in many of the world's navies. This aluminum hard suit has fully articulated, rotary joints in the arms and legs that give the pilot a great range of mobility. These joints operate freely at high pressures. At the time the suit was constructed, it was the first of its kind in this regard. The pilot can control objects and handle tools with manipulator jaws at the ends of the arms. Although the suit is certified to , it has been tested to . The suit can be operated untethered, with a thruster pack that can be fitted to the suit. This allows mobility in mid-water. The Newtsuit navigates with foot controls. The left foot provides vertical control, with the right foot providing lateral control. Other equipment that can be attached includes twin video cameras, colour imaging

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, and an AMS suit monitor system that transmits information to the surface, such as CO₂, HPO (high pressure oxygen), O₂%, depth, temperature, and cabin pressure. Communication is achieved through digital voice/data transmission via water and

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Specifications

* Length: 162 – 193 cm (5'4" – 6’4") * Beam: 76 cm (30") * Weight: * Weight in water: -2 to -4 kg ( - 4 to -8 lbs) flying mode * Hull: A356 cast

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* Propulsion: two thruster packs (constant with variable pitch) * Operational depth: 305 m (1000 ft) (tested to ) * Power: two electric 2.25 hp (at 400 Hz) electric motors, supplied by an umbilical cord to the surface ship, 5 hour emergency supply from battery * Life support: closed circuit

rebreather A rebreather is a breathing apparatus that absorbs the carbon dioxide of a user's breathing, exhaled breath to permit the rebreathing (recycling) of the substantially unused oxygen content, and unused inert content when present, of each breath. ...

, (up to 48 hours) with fan powered CO₂ scrubber, and a back-up emergency rebreather circulated by breathing.

Emergency equipment

In the event of an emergency, the suit is equipped with the following: * Tether cutter * 37.5 kHz pinger * Ballast jettison *

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* Radio frequency beacon

Exosuit

The newest generation of this type of suit is called the Exosuit, also designed by Phil Nuytten. File:Exosuit Side.jpg, Side view of Exosuit File:Exosuit Back.jpg, Back view of Exosuit

References

External links

Image and specifications of the Exosuit

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Julie Payette Julie Payette (; born October 20, 1963) is a Canadian engineer, scientist and former astronaut who served from 2017 to 2021 as Governor General of Canada, the 29th since Canadian Confederation. Payette holds engineering degrees from McGill ...

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