Mini-ROV Guardian
Powerful and highly manoeuvrable
The Guardian Mini-ROV is a 150m depth rated ultra-portable underwater inspection robot equipped with 4 horizontal and 1 vertical thrusters. Fitted with 2 high resolution colour video cameras, one on pan&tilt, and LED lighting, it has been especially designed for long range missions (> 400m).
SubseaTech
Marseille, FR
Description
The Guardian Mini-ROV is a 150m depth rated ultra-portable underwater inspection robot equipped with 4 horizontal and 1 vertical thrusters. Fitted with 2 high resolution colour video cameras, one on pan&tilt, and LED lighting, it has been especially designed for long range missions (> 400m). Thanks to an ancillary plug, various accessories such as sonars, gauges and manipulator can easily be mounted on the Guardian.
The complete system with its umbilical is packaged in one single transport case with a total weight of 29 kg
Specifications
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Vehicle
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Length [m]
0.47
Width [m]
0.25
Height [m]
0.17
Weight in air [kg]
4.5
Max. payload [kg]
0.5
Max. AC input voltage [V]
220
Type of power
Electric
Type
Micro, Observation
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Tether Management System (TMS)
-
Length [m]
0.37
Width [m]
0.43
Height [m]
0.25
Weight in air [kg]
4.5
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Environmental
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Max. depth rating [m]
150
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Umbilical cable
-
Standard length [m]
100
Max. length [m]
400
Diameter [mm]
0.008
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Sensors
-
Pitch and roll
Y
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Controls and indicators
-
Type of monitor
LCD
Audio overlay
Y
Video overlay
Y
Scanning sonar option
Y
Standard manipulators
Y
Optional manipulators
Y
Tooling capabilities
Y
Number of available tooling ports
2
Max. pressure for tooling ports [Bar]
20
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Speed and thrust
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Max. forward [kts]
4
Max. lateral [kts]
0
Max. up [kts]
2
Max. down [kts]
2
Max. Vertical during deployment [m/min]
2
Number of forward trusters
4
Type of forward trusters
magnetic coupling
Number of vertical trusters
1
Type of vertical trusters
magnetic coupling
Number of lateral trusters
0
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Lights and cameras
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Number of lights
4
Type of Lights
LED
Number of cameras
2
Type of cameras
high resolution
Camera resolution [TV lines]
600
Camera sensitivity [Lx]
0.15
Max. camera pan angle [deg]
180
Max. camera tilt angle [deg]
180
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Operation
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Buoyancy
Positive
Automatic depth control
Y
Automatic heading control
Y
Auto pilot
N
Dynamic Positioning
N
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General
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Year of initial development
2006
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