Wayfinder DVL
Wayfinder is by far the smallest DVL Teledyne has ever designed, making it ideally suited for micro ROVs
At just 10 cm x 10 cm x 7 cm, Wayfinder is by far the smallest DVL Teledyne has ever designed, making it ideally suited for micro ROVs. Wayfinder literally puts subsea navigation in the palm of your hand.
Description
Key Features:
​Pocket-Sized Packaging
At just 10 cm x 10 cm x 7 cm, Wayfinder is by far the smallest DVL Teledyne has ever designed, making it ideally suited for micro ROVs. Wayfinder literally puts subsea navigation in the palm of your hand.
Precise Performance
Performance matters. Wayfinder has demonstrated in the water its superior data quality compared with DVLs of similar size. Don’t risk your mission’s success to inferior solutions.
Affordable
Often, smaller vehicles mean smaller budgets, but that doesn’t mean you need to compromise on technology. Wayfinder’s low price enables a new generation of scientists, explorers and hobbyists to navigate micro vehicles with confidence.
Proven Reliability
Thousands of Teledyne Marine DVLs are in use on vehicles worldwide, conducting critical missions for commercial, defense and academic applications.
Easy to Integrate & Operate
Wayfinder has been designed for quick and easy installation and operation. With our comprehensive online support, tools and documentation, your DVL will be installed and ready to go in no time.
Benefits:
​Reduce Costs
• Track your position without the added expense and complexity of a Ultra Short Baseline (USBL) system
• Know your vehicle altitude without the cost and added payload of an altimeter
Improve Productivity
• Navigate safely, even in turbid and deep water
• Find and retrieve deployed objects more efficiently
Create Better Maps and Visuals
• Support flexible mission objectives from subsea cameras and videography to seabed mapping
• Record locations where images/photos were taken
• Save valuable time and money with our easy to install DVL and fully online documentation and support.
ave valuable time and money with our easy to install DVL and fully online documentation and support.
Reduce Complexity When Piloting
• Hover and station keep your ROV with confidence
• Mark waypoints or sites for later return
• Save valuable time and money with our easy to install DVL and fully online documentation and support.
Reduce Complexity When Piloting
• Hover and station keep your ROV with confidence
• Mark waypoints or sites for later return
Do you have questions about this product?
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Specifications
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Physical Properties
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Width/Diameter [cm]:
10
Length [m]
0.1
Height [m]
0.07
Weight in air [kg]
0.85
Weight in water [kg]
0.51
Min. operating depth [m]
0.5
Max. operating depth [m]
200
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Bottom Velocity
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Max. altitude [m]
60
Long term accuracy
±1.15%
Min. altitude [m]
0.5
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Data Storage & Connectivity
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Communication [RS232, USB, Ethernet]
RS-232, 115200 or 9600 Baud Rate
Software name
WIndows & Linux) Wayfinder Tools Utility/Interface software; Python Driver interface
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Acoustic Specifications
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Number of beams
4 x 2D phased-array
Frequency operating range max.[kHz]
614
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Water Velocity
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Velocity range [m/s]
10
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Operation Characteristics
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Platforms [ROV, submarines]
Ideally suited for micro ROVs
Operating temperature: min. [°C]
-5
Operating temperature: max. [°C]
45
Storage temperature min [°c]
-30
Storage temperature max [°c]
60
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Power
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Min. external power DC [Voltage]
11.4
Max. external power DC [Voltage]
37
Max power consumption [W]
25
Average power consumption [W]
3
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More information
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Distinguishable features
Wayfinder is by far the smallest DVL Teledyne has ever designed, making it ideally suited for micro ROVs. Wayfinder literally puts subsea navigation in the palm of your hand.
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General
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System components
Year of introduction
2020