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EchoBoat™-160
Purpose-built remote survey platform for hydrographic data collection
The EchoBoat-160™ USV is a purpose-built remote survey platform for hydrographic data collection. With true one-button startup, the nimble vessel accomplishes the same results demanded of large, crewed boats more efficiently and at a fraction of the cost. Like its renowned predecessors, the fifth generation EchoBoat-160™ integrates professional-grade sensor suites in a compact package to navigate challenging bodies of water by remote control or autonomous wayfinding. Perform hydrographic surveys remotely, safely, and confidently with this meticulously engineered unmanned surface vessel.
Applications: Inspection / survey of mines, sewage treatment plants, contaminated lakes, harbors and rivers. *Both remotely controlled and autonomous navigation suites available.
- Survey Speed: 2 kn
- Top Speed: 3 kn (Payload Dependent)
- Hull Length: 1.7 m / 66.9 in
- Hull Width: 0.8 m / 31.5 in
- Hull Material: UV Resistant HDPE
- Frame: Aluminium Powder Coated
- Hardware: Stainless Steel
- Empty Hull Weight: 50 kg / 110 lbs
- Payload: 27 kg / 60 lbs
- Power: 24 V
- Communications: 2.4 GHz UHF Telemetry
- Battery Endurance: 8 Hours at Survey Speed
- Motor: 2x Brushless DC Outdrive
- Remote Control: RCU 2.4GHz omni directional antenna
- Remote Range: Up to 2 km
- GPS: Compatible with All Brands – Customer Specified
- Available Sonar Modules: Single Beam, Multibeam, ADCP, Side Scan, Sub-bottom Profiler, Magnometer
- Available Auxiliary Equipment: Sound Velocimeter, Velocity Profiler or CTD, Wi-Fi Remote Desktop, HD Thermal Camera Remote Controlled Profiling Winch, LiDAR
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