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ISE Explorer AUV

ISE Explorer AUV

Modular and Customizable AUV

The ISE Explorer AUV is renowned for its low operating costs, modularity, flexibility and exceptional unsupervised long-range capability. An ISE Explorer AUV completed more than 11 days of continuous under ice operations in the Artic, covering more than 1000 km of continuous unsupervised surveying.

International Submarine Engineering
Port Coquitlam, CA

Description

The ISE Explorer AUV is renowned for its low operating costs, modularity, flexibility and exceptional unsupervised long-range capability. An ISE Explorer AUV completed more than 11 days of continuous under ice operations in the Artic, covering more than 1000 km of continuous unsupervised surveying.

Specifications

Operations

Min. turning radius [m]

10

Launch and Recovery System

crane; A-frame; ramp

Max. speed [kn]

4.86

Min. crew size

4

Min. required number of surface computers

2

Required size of storage room

6 m (20 ft) ISO container

General

Length [m]

4.5

Width [m]

0.69

Height [m]

0.69

Min. weight of AUV in air [kg]

640

Max. Weight of AUV in air [kg]

1850

Crane required

Y

Maximum payload [kg]

275

Maximum depth rating [m]

6000

Number of thrusters

1

Thruster specifications

Single propeller with rear hydroplanes for directional control.

Propulsion or glider

Telemetry and Control

Acoustic telemetry

Y

Acoustic baud rate [bit/s]

15360

Radio telemetry

Y

Radio baud rate [bit/s]

420000

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

100

Data sent to the surface

Basic AUV status information; fault alarms; errors; warnings.

Control parameters sent to the AUV

Simple task verbs; order to change to a different mission plan or step; instruments can be powered on and off.

Emergency recovery procedure

Vehicle will surface passively or using drop weight. Can be located at surface using strobe light; RF beacon; or Iridium modem.

Navigation and Payload

Navigation sensors - standard

Fibre-optic INU; 300 kHz DVL; depth sensor; altimeter

Navigation sensors - optional

Ring Laser Gyro INU

Payload sensors - standard

CTD; sidescan sonar; sub-bottom profiler; multibeam echosounder

Battery

Total energy content [Wh]

48000

Nominal battery power [W]

1600

Endurance at nominal power [hr]

85

Battery swap

Y

Recharge time from empty [hr]

11

More information

Applications

hydrographic survey; oceanographic survey; mine countermeasure survey; pipeline survey; geophysical survey

Commercial Options

300m; 1000m; 3000m; 5000m; 6000m

Distinguishable features

Explorer is a modular vehicle that is optimized for longevity and can be adapted to meet new requirements. Vehicle systems and payload sensors can be customized throughout the vehicle

Documents

Brochure
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