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Bluefin-21

Bluefin-21

Bluefin Robotics
Quincy, US

Description

Specifications

Operations

Min. turning radius [m]

7.395

Launch and Recovery System

A-frame; Winch; Crane; Ramp

Max. speed [kn]

5

Min. crew size

3

Min. required number of surface computers

1

Other requirements

Bluefin Operator Tool Suite (software); Training Course

General

Length [m]

4.93

Width [m]

0.53

Height [m]

0.53

Min. weight of AUV in air [kg]

750

Maximum depth rating [m]

4500

Number of thrusters

1

Propulsion or glider

Telemetry and Control

Acoustic telemetry

Y

Radio telemetry

Y

Max. Baud rate of ethernet connection [Mb/s]

100

Data sent to the surface

Position; range; status

Control parameters sent to the AUV

Mission Abort; Mission Stop; Hardware Kill; Position updates

Emergency recovery procedure

Dropweight; Acoustic locator and Radio direction finder

Navigation and Payload

Navigation sensors - standard

Inertial Navigation Sensor (INS); DVL; SVS and GPS; USBL

Navigation sensors - optional

Inertial Measurement Unit

Payload sensors - standard

Side-scan sonar; Sub-bottom Profiler; Multibeam Echosounder

Payload sensors - optional

Synthetic Aperture Sonar; SubBottom Profiler; Multibeam Echosounder (3D); Real-Time Gradiometer; Obstacle Avoidance; CTD Sensor; FluorometerTurbidity Sensor; Dissolved Oxygen; Altimeter; ADCP; Electro-optical (still or video); Bluefin Abort ; Release Transponder (BART)

Battery

Total energy content [Wh]

13500

Nominal battery power [W]

540

Endurance at nominal power [hr]

25

Battery swap

Y

Recharge time from empty [hr]

6

More information

Applications

Offshore Survey; Search ; Salvage; Archaeology ; Exploration; Oceanography; Mine Countermeasures (MCM)

Distinguishable features

An air-shippable; deep-water AUV for operation from ships of opportunity

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