AUV System Spec Sheet

ECA A18D configuration

Platform: ECA A-18
Manufacturer: ECA S.A.

Summary

A18-D / AUV / Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

A18-D is ECA Group mid size Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, AUV, for deep water applications. It is dedicated to accurate 3D seabed Survey. It performs autonomous mission up to 3000 m depth with 21 h endurance, and is easy transportable by plane for oversea missions. This system can be delivered with a LARS allowing automatic underwater recovery and Triton Imaging applications for data post processing.

Features

•      Light deep water vehicle

•      Automatic  underwater recovery system

•      Easy deployment for overseas missions (ISO containers transportation)

•      Extended  coverage and endurance capacities

•      User friendly mission management system

•      Flexibility of sensors payload

Applications for Defence & Security Sector

•      Search and Rescue operations for Naval Forces

Applications for Maritime Sector

•      Pipe survey : Pre & Post Survey, Survey and Exploration for Oil & Gas

•      Pipeline survey : Cable, riser and flexible laying for Oil & Gas

•      Deep water structure inspection: Underwater inspection & Surveys for Subsea Works

•      Deep water survey: Survey & Inspection for Mining

•      Deep water bathymetry: Survey for Hydrography Oceanography

•      Hydro-Oceanography Vessel : Ships for Hydrography Oceanography

•      Data acquisition: Hydrographic Systems for Shipyards

Operational Performances

•      Endurance: 24 hours

•      Max speed: up to 6 knots

•      Nominal speed: 3 knots

•      Operational depth: 5-3000 m

Characteristics

•      Body diameter: 46.5-50 cm

•      Length: 5-5.2 m

•      Weight: 550-650 kg

•      Energy section: 14.4 kWh

•      Navigation: Inertial Navigation System (INS), Doppler Velocity Log (DVL), USBL transponder, Global positioning System (GPS)

•      Communication: Radio (UHF), WiFi, Ethernet, Acoustic, Satellite

•      Safety: Flashing light, Obstacle avoidance sonar

•      Payload: Side Scan sonar, Multi Beam Echo Sounder, Video, Forward Looking Sonar, CTD, environmental sensors

•      Air transportable according to UN38.3 standard

Options

•      Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Sonar

•      USBL or LBL external tracking system

•      LARS for RHIB, large ship, or containerized

•      Surface ship integration

•      Containerized C2

Additional sensors on request (Sub bottom profiler, environmental)