SL40 USV Autonomous Survey Boat
Highly versatile remote and autonomous Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) robotic boat for use on inland waterways and near-shore coastal environments. Deployable with a wide range of sonar, echo sounder, ADCP, water quality and sampling sensors.
The Ocean Alpha SL40 is an extremely capable and versatile remote survey platform, ideally suited to performing pre-programmed missions on inland waterways including rivers, lakes and reservoirs as well as coastal and near-shore marine locations. The 15cm draft enables survey and data collection in shallow water locations, inaccessible to larger boats e.g. close to the shoreline.
The large, waterproof enclosure can accommodate a host of onboard equipment with a huge range of possible applications with a moon pool allowing deployment of sensors directly into the water beneath the vessel. Compatible with a range of location and orientation sensor systems (GNSS/GPS, INS, IMU) and RTK/PPK services to obtain precise positioning with corrections for vessel pitch and roll.
Multiple/swappable sensor packages facilitate diverse workflows from one platform, enhancing efficiency and, ultimately, cost savings.
Demonstrations and paid trials are available using our demo boat.
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Key Features
- Dimension - 1650 X 700 X 400mm
- Weight - 42kg (Inc. battery)
- Payload - 15kg
- Hull Material - Carbon fibre
- Collision Avoidance - Yes
- Range - 2km (Auto)/1km (RC)
- Draft - 15cm
- Maximum Speed – 5m/s
- Battery Life – 6 hours (1.5m/s)
- Propulsion - Electric water - jet thruster
Options Include:
- Water Sampling
- Sigle-Beam Echo Sounder
- Small-size MBES
- SVS
- ADCP
- LIDAR
- Side Scan Sonar
- GNSS
- IMU and INS systems
- Bespoke integrations with many sensors possible