Research Methodology • Respondentswereaskedaboutthecurrentandfuturemarketgrowthrates,marketsharesbyproducttype,bypropulsionsystem,bydepth, by application, by end user, by each region. Removing the outlier responses, the geometric mean of growth estimates and provider wise revenue shares generated across various segments were considered, to arrive at the final revenue shares. Revenue shares generated across various segments were further triangulated from other stakeholders. Methodology Followed forCalculation of Market Shares: • Market shares by product type, by propulsion system, by depth, by application, by end user, by region and by company were calculated based on the responses received through primary surveys with industry experts, in which the respondents were asked about the market shares or revenue generated from various component of offshore AUV & ROV. The final shares were calculated by taking the geometric meanoftheresponsesgatheredfromkeyopinionleadersaftereliminatingtheoutliers. Methodology Followed forForecasting: • TechSci Research performed periodical checks on data collected through the surveys with logic checks and analyzed the survey results in SPSS/TableauSoftware. • Data triangulation techniques were applied to fill the gaps and to present a more meaningful picture of the market. To forecast global offshore AUV & ROVmarket, TechSciResearch usedvariousforecast techniques suchas: ✓ Moving Average ✓ Time Series Analysis ✓ Regression Analysis ✓ Econometric and Judgmental Analysis 19