Phoenix International’s Artemis AUV is a highly capable search/survey system equipped with a “state-of-the-art” survey payload suite that includes side scan sonar, sub-bottom profiler, multibeam echosounder and digital camera. An onboard Inertial Navigation System and an Ultrashort Baseline System capability provides for accurate navigation and positioning of the vehicle.
The system’s small size permits mobilization on Vessels of Opportunity while its modular design and field swappable batteries allow for rapid turn-around times which results in more efficient operations. The vehicle, batteries and support equipment are designed to be easily broken down and packaged for rapid shipment, an ideal feature essential to Phoenix’s need to support its worldwide operations on short notice and to remote regions. In its current configuration, the Phoenix Artemis can operate in water depths of up to 5000 meters, giving Phoenix the ability to perform search and survey operations in 75% of the world’s oceans.
Artemis Advantages
The system boasts field-swappable batteries, a top-tier integrated inertial navigation solution with Doppler and acoustic baseline aiding, and a state-of-the-art survey payload suite including side scan sonar, sub-bottom profiler, multibeam echosounder. A high resolution digital camera is a additional package.
The current vehicle is rated at 5005 meters.
Navigation
Inertial Navigation System Kearfott Custom KN-6053
ADCP/Doppler Velocity Log Teledyne RDI Workhorse Navigator 300kHz
Ring Laser Gyro Kearfott T24 Monolithic RLG
Acoustic Positioning System Lodestar GyroUSBL [8084]
Depth Sensor Paroscientific 8CB7000-I
GPS Thales/Ashtech DG14
Sound Velocity Sensor Valeport Mini SVS
Communications
Acoustic modem Sonardyne AvTrak 6 [8220]
RDF Beacon Bluefin – RDF
RF Serial Link Freewave FGRMT
Iridium Satellite Modem NAL 9601-D-1
Ethernet Direct Cirexx CPU1232 Ethernet
Acoustic Payload
Multibeam Echosounder Reson 7125 (400 kHz)
Side Scan Sonar EdgeTech 2200-M (120 / 410 kHz)
Sub-bottom Profiler EdgeTech DW2-16 (2-16 kHz)
Optical Payload
Camera Prosilica GX1920
Sensor Sony ICX674
Resolution 1936 x 1456 pixels