International Submarine Engineering Ltd.
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EXPLORER AUV
University of Tasmania
Australian Maritime College
Data Sheet
August 2016
International Submarine Engineering Limited, 1734 Broadway Street, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada V3C 2M8
T: +1.604.942.5223, F: +1.064.942.7577, E: [email protected], W: www.ise.bc.ca
UTAS Explorer AUV
ISE’s Explorer family of AUVs are the result of 35 years of AUV development and provide unprecedented stability and
adaptability for subsea survey missions. Explorers are outfitted with forward and aft control planes, providing unmatched
stability and delivering high quality data in the most challenging environments. The Explorer also offers the largest dry
payload volume in its class – allowing for simple integration of payloads and electronics. Explorer is the most effective
tool for delivering your payload to the ocean floor, anywhere on the planet.
Specifications
Vehicle:
Depth rating 5000 m
Power pack 18 kWh lithium Ion (11 x 1.6 kWh)
Dimensions1 0.74 m x 6.25 m long
Weight in air1 1500 kg
Cruise speed 3 kts 5000 m Explorer
Maximum speed 5 kts
Cruise endurance1 25 hours
Cruise range1 140 km
Maneuvering 2 x fore planes + 4 x aft planes
Stability 0.2o per second roll, pitch and yaw
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Final weight, dimensions and endurance are dependent on vehicle configuration
Standard Equipment:
INU iXBlue PHINS
Velocity sensor RDI Workhorse DVL/ADCP x 2
Acoustic telemetry Sercel MATS (with up & down facing modems)
Acoustic positioning iXBlue GAPS transponder
Surface positioning GPS
Depth sensor Paroscientific Digiquartz
Operating system ISE ACE
Surface communication 2.4GHz Ethernet radio
Beacons Iridium and strobe Light
Ballast 50 kg actively variable + fixed
Emergency ascent Drop weight
Obstacle avoidance sonar Forward looking multi-beam
3D Mission planning tool
Pop-up buoy Explorer charging
Emergency battery beneath Arctic ice
Cradle and carriage
Battery charger
AUV cross section
International Submarine Engineering Limited, 1734 Broadway Street, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada V3C 2M8
T: +1.604.942.5223, F: +1.604.942.7577, E: [email protected], W: www.ise.bc.ca
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UTAS Explorer AUV
Payloads:
Side scan sonar EdgeTech 2205: 230/550 kHz
Bathymetry EdgeTech 2205: 550 kHz
Sub-bottom profiler EdgeTech 2205: 4-24 kHz
CTD Seabird SBE 49 FastCat
ET2205 Specifications:
Side scan sonar range 300 m @ 230 kHz, 150 m @ 550 kHz
Bathymetry range 150 m
Sub-bottom profiler range 2 m in coarse sand, 40 m in clay EdgeTech 2205 Sonar
Explorer handling cradle Typical EdgeTech 2205 survey data
[Images courtesy of EdgeTech]
Portable Operations Console:
Control rack Ruggedized 19” rack housing surface electronics and communication equipment
Operators console 2 x laptop computers (1 GUI Control Computer + 1 Mission Planning Workstation) + auxiliary monitor
Power rack Ruggedized 19” rack housing one battery charger
Input power 220 VAC, 50 Hz
Operator’s console Control rack Mission planning
software
International Submarine Engineering Limited, 1734 Broadway Street, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada V3C 2M8
T: +1.604.942.5223, F: +1.604.942.7577, E: [email protected], W: www.ise.bc.ca
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