Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV)
Gavia AUV for surveys, inspections and research
Gavia – modular AUV for research, commercial and defense applications
The Gavia is a modular, low-logistics AUV with field-swappable plug-and-play modules rated to 500 or 1000m. The standard base configuration includes nose, battery, control and propulsion modules, with additional capabilities including sonar, cameras, inertial navigation and environmental sensors. This flexible, easily reconfigurable solution, offering true multi-mission capability, can operate from a wide variety of vessels of opportunity. It is an ideal and cost-effective platform for commercial surveying, scientific and environmental research, mine countermeasures, search and rescue and more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJClcto6ay8
Osprey – modular long-range AUV with enhanced payload capacity
The Osprey is an advanced AUV that improves upon the Gavia platform by providing operational endurances of more than 24 hours while keeping the versatile modular design and the 1000 meter depth rating. The vehicle also includes a range of new features, including an efficient rim drive thruster, an external data pod, increased capacity battery modules, a science bay, obstacle avoidance, and a forward-looking sonar (FLS) nose. The AUV utilizes Teledyne’s unique QuickLock Mechanism to join all modules and maintain watertight integrity. Mechanical and electrical blind-mating allows the vehicle to be quickly and easily assembled, reconfigured and disassembled. The Osprey can be equipped with multiple optional sensors, including cameras, sonars and echosounders, to suit the needs of defense, commercial and scientific users. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lmXBV6UnuY Learn more: Osprey modular long-range AUV
SeaRaptor – deep water AUV with flexible sensor integration
The SeaRaptor is a survey-grade deep water AUV featuring modular payload ports for field-swappable sensors. The autonomous underwater vehicle can also be customised to fit additional instruments such as side scan sonars, echo sounders, sub-bottom profilers and cameras. Redundant emergency systems provide extra recovery options both below the water and on the surface. Rated to 3000 or 6000m, the SeaRaptor can undertake a wide range of missions, including oceanography, marine archaeology, search and recovery, salvage and construction support. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR8TQ2rXTbE Learn more: SeaRaptor deep water AUV
Find out more about Teledyne Gavia autonomous underwater vehicles for surveys, inspections and research
Autonomous Underwater Gliders
Long-range, long-duration Slocum G3 Glider
The Slocum G3 glider is a networkable variable buoyancy-driven subsurface platform that can be equipped with a wide variety of sensors and programmed to patrol for weeks at a time. Fleets of gliders can perform sampling and dynamic mapping over large regions for research, commercial and defense applications. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgwW-TjSyxg
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Autonomous & Unmanned Surface Vehicles
USVs for hydrographic surveys and monitoring
Z-Boat 1800RP Ruggedized USV for hydrographic surveys Typical Survey Speed: 8 knots Endurance: Up to 4.5 hours
Z-Boat 1250 Lightweight single-beam survey vessel Typical Survey Speed: 2-3 knots Endurance: Up to 4 hours
Q-Boat 1800RP Dual-engine USV for flood conditions Typical Survey Speed: 3-4 knots Endurance: Up to 4 hours
Q-Boat 1250 Portable USV for shallow-water applications Typical Survey Speed: 2-3 knots Endurance: Up to 4 hour
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Tethered Boats
Trimaran Hydrologic Tethered Boats for ADCP Measurements
Based around a rugged trimaran design, our hydrologic tethered boats provide a highly stable platform for the deployment of acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCPs). Offering unmatched environmental data quality, these tethered boats are deployed by hydrographers and hydrologists around the world, and can be equipped with a range of radio communications and GPS positioning instruments or customized to deploy depth sounders.
Riverboat SP Deployment platform for StreamPro ADCP Typical Water Velocity: 0.6-3 m/s Maximum Water Velocity: 3.6 m/s
High Speed Riverboat Tethered vessel for fast flows Typical Water Velocity: 3-5 m/s Maximum Water Velocity: 6.09 m/s
Find out more about our range of tethered hydrologic boats for ADCP Measurements
Underwater Profiling Floats
Autonomous profiling floats for data collection
APEX profiling floats provide autonomous sampling and observation of the water column for oceanographic research, with solutions available for all ocean solutions from the poles to the equator and for depths down to 6000m.
APEX Current Profiling Float Electromagnetic induction measurement of water motion Depth Rating: 2000m Endurance:
APEX Standard Low-cost Argo standard water column profiling float Depth Rating: 2000m Endurance:
APEX BioGeoChem Autonomous profiling for biogeochemical analysis Depth Rating: 2000m Endurance: 4 years, 150 ascents
Find out more about APEX underwater autonomous profiling floats for data collection