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SL20 USV

The SL20 Unmanned Surface Vessel is a compact and portable unmanned surface vessel for for hydrographic and bathymetry surveying

Description

The SL20 Unmanned Surface Vessel is a compact and portable unmanned surface vessel for for hydrographic and bathymetry surveying.  Its 177cm moon pool supports flexible deployment of different instruments like ADCP and echo sounder.  With the size of 1.05 meter long and weights 17 kg, it’s easy for one man to operate and transport. Its powerful battery and low power consumption provides 6 hours of endurance at 3 knots

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Specifications

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Applications

Bathymetry Survey, Water discharge measurement

Distinguishable features

One person operated

Commercial Options

4m/s Fast speed

General

Length [m]

1.05

Width [m]

0.55

Height [m]

0.38

Min. weight of USV in air [kg]

17

Max. Weight of USV in air [kg]

17

Portable

Y

Draft [m]

0.15

Number of thrusters

2

Thruster specifications

4.5 m/s

Chassis

High strength fiberglass with carbon fiber

Communication and Control

Type of Communication

RF point to point

Max. Baud rate [Mb/s]

150

Data sent to shore

Varies

Auto- control

Optional

Control parameters sent to the USV

Waypoint plan

Emergency recovery procedure

N/A

Navigation and Payload

Navigation sensors - standard

GNSS,Waypoint Autopilot,IMU

Navigation sensors - optional

RTK GPS

Payload sensors - standard

N/A

Payload sensors - optional

Single Beam Echo sounder,ADCP, RTK GPS

Operations

Min. turning radius [m]

1

Operational Area

Lake/River

Launch and Recovery System

N/A

Max. speed [kn]

8

Min. crew size

1

Min. required number of surface computers

1

Max. Remote Operating Range {m}

2000

Available size of storage room

1

Max. WMO seastate

2

Other requirements

N/A

Energy and Propulsion

Energy Source

12~24V batteries

Propulsion Power

1 HP Max

Endurance at nominal power [hr]

2

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