HyDrone™

Portable, watertight catamaran for hydrographic surveys, offering high performance and easy transport.

 

The HyDrone™ is a one-man portable catamaran platform developed for hydrographic survey applications. It has a light-weight, wide profile and watertight construction to provide stability and ruggedness. And, with the addition of the dependable HydroLite-TM portable echosounder kit, the HyDrone™ accomplishes the same results as more expensive remotely controlled survey systems. The HyDrone™ is made from professional grade, water-tight marine components and readily disassembles for ease of transport.

Applications: Inspection / survey of mines, sewage treatment plants, contaminated lakes, and rivers. *Both remotely controlled and autonomous navigation suites available. 

Product Specifications:

  • Survey Speed: 2 kn
  • Top Speed: 4 kn(Payload Dependent)
  • Hull Length: 116cm / 45.6 in
  • Hull Width: 21cm / 8.2 in
  • Full Width:  73cm / 29 in
  • Hull Material: UV Resistant HDPE
  • Frame: Aluminum Powder Coated
  • Hardware: Stainless Steel
  • Empty Hull Weight w/ Batteries: 9.8 kg / 25 lbs
  • Payload: 15 kg / 35 lbs
  • Power: 2x 14.8 VDC 16 Ah Battery LiPo
  • Battery Endurance: 8 Hours at Survey Speed
  • Electronic Control Unit: 2x 120 amp
  • Motor: 2x Brushless Thruster
  • Steering: Differential
  • Remote Control: 2.4GHz Long Range RCU
  • Remote Range: Up to 1 km
  • Hatches: 4x 7″ Twist-Out Watertight Closure
  • GPS: Compatible with All Brands
  • Echosounder Package (Optional): Seafloor HydroLite™, HydroLite-DFX

 

Read More:

HyDrone™ Data Sheet

HyDrone™ Link Video

 

For more information on the HyDrone™, contact the team at BlueZone.

 

Key Features

Up to 25-hour mission duration

Speeds up to 4.2 knots

Increased module payload capacity

Search and recovery

Hydrography

Deep sea mineral exploration

Marine & Fisheries research

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