ASVs


Autonomous surface and underwater vehicles are revolutionizing the way we explore and monitor the oceans. These cutting-edge vehicles are equipped with sensors, cameras, and data processing systems that enable them to navigate independently. Thanks to this autonomy, they can efficiently and cost-effectively collect data in areas that are difficult for humans to access, making them a powerful tool for ocean exploration and monitoring.

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 AUTONOMOUS SURFACE VEHICLES


ASVs Surface Vehicles                   


Autonomous surface vehicles are playing an increasingly important role in modern surveying. They serve as carrier platforms for equipment such as vertical echosounders, multibeam echosounders, sidescan sonars, subbottom profilers, or ADCPs used in bathymetric surveying. Additionally, LiDAR systems and oceanographic measurement instruments are often deployed on these vehicles.

Especially in areas where traditional survey boats are restricted—due to their size or safety concerns—such as mountain lakes or quarry lakes that are often inaccessible to regular boats, autonomous vehicles come into play. Their operational limits are usually determined by their build size and the associated constraints regarding maximum speed (important in flowing waters), battery capacity, maximum payload, and weather or wave conditions.

Nautilus Marine Service distributes vehicles from Seafloor Systems, which have proven themselves on the international market for years. The available boat sizes are suitable for a wide range of operational scenarios. These boats are easy to transport, can sometimes be handled by a single person, generally have a low overall weight and shallow draft. The maximum payload depends directly on the boat type, and the battery capacity additionally varies according to the installed payload.

Overview

 

Typ of boat

lenght

Example sensors

Location of deployment

HyDrone

Katamaran

1,16m

Vertikallote

Inland waters ​

calm​

Coastal waters ​

TriDrone

Foldable
Trimaran

1,22m

Vertikallot

Inland waters ​

calm​

Coastal waters ​

Echoboat 160

Monohull boat ​

1,80m

Vertikallote, Fächerlote, Subbottom Profiler, etc…

Inland waters ​

calm​

Coastal waters ​

Echoboat 240

Monohull boat ​

2,40m

Vertikallote, Fächerlote, Subbottom Profiler, etc…

Inland waters ​

calm​

Coastal waters ​

Hydrocat 180

Katamaran

5,50m

Vertikallote, Fächerlote, Subbottom Profiler, etc…

Inland waters ​

Coastal waters ​