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)