REMUS 6000
Deep water surveying with confidence
With an unrivaled heritage for reliability, the New Generation REMUS 6000 is a flexible, high endurance, modular AUV that provides precise navigation. It enables the addition of multiple payloads and has expansible energy for long missions. Utilizing the proven launch & recovery system, it can be containerized and operated in mid-ocean conditions from the side or aft of a vessel.
Hydroid
Pocasset, US
Description
The REMUS 6000 AUV boasts the same proven software and electronic subsystems found in our highly successful REMUS 100 AUV, with a depth rating, endurance, and payload that allow for autonomous operations in up to 6000 meters of water.
Specifications
-
Operations
-
Max. speed [kn]
4.5
Min. crew size
2
Min. required number of surface computers
1
-
General
-
Length [m]
3.72
Width [m]
0.71
Height [m]
0.71
Min. weight of AUV in air [kg]
884.5
Maximum depth rating [m]
6000
Thruster specifications
Horizontal
Hovering capabilities
Optional
Propulsion or glider
-
Telemetry and Control
-
Acoustic telemetry
Y
Acoustic baud rate [bit/s]
80
Radio telemetry
Y
Radio baud rate [bit/s]
9600
Max. Baud rate of ethernet connection [Mb/s]
1000
Data sent to the surface
Vehicle calculated position status; health; fault messages.
Control parameters sent to the AUV
Latitude; longitude; depth; and redirect commands.
Emergency recovery procedure
Acoustic and Iridium communications and the vehicle is positively buoyant to float. Also has ability to drop weights for emergency ascent.
-
Navigation and Payload
-
Navigation sensors - standard
ADCP/DVL; INS; GPS; LBL; and Compass.
Payload sensors - standard
Sidescan Sonar; Pressure; Acoustic Modem (Low Frequency); GPS/WiFi/Iridium; Depth; CT Probe
Payload sensors - optional
Dual Frequency Sidescan Sonar; ECO Sensors; Multi-Beam Echo Sounders (MBES); Video Camera; Electronic Still Camera (ESC) with 200 watt-sec Strobe Lighting; and Sub-Bottom Profiler (SBP).
-
Battery
-
Total energy content [Wh]
11000
Battery swap
Y
Recharge time from empty [hr]
8
-
More information
-
Applications
Deep ocean search; survey; deep ocean acoustic; optical surveys; debris field mapping.
Commercial Options
GPS; Iridium Communications; Acoustic Communications; Video Camera Recorder; Still Camera; Side Scan Sonar; WiFi Communications; Fluorometers; GeoAcoustics GeoSwath
Distinguishable features
REMUS 6000 offers a proven Launch & Recovery System (LARS); the ability to operate in shallow littoral waters or at 6000 meters deep; and longer missions using customer specified sensors.
