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Tech File

Autonomous Underwater

Ground Vehicle

Dredging Capabilities from Beach to Deep Sea? oor

A series of autonomous underwater ground vehicles tion, as well as change detection monitoring post operations.” (AUGV) that can transition from the ocean up through Bayonet’s product line consists of three vehicle sizes: the the surfzone and onto the beach aims to bridge the gap Bayonet 150, 250 and 350, providing the ability to scale the between open water and the beach. vehicle size, con? guration and power to meet the demands of

Filling this vital gap near shore with a cost effective and the payload, operation duration and environment. All three adaptable platform also opens the opportunity for long- Bayonet vehicle sizes are also available in an HD con? gura- term persistent environmental study in the surfzone and tion, which increases the torque and power of the vehicle to near shore where other platforms cannot operate, says meet more demanding conditions and/or heavier payloads.

Plymouth, Mass. based Bayonet Ocean Vehicles, manufac- Bayonet says its range of autonomous vehicles offer dredg- turer of the person-portable amphibious tracked vehicles. ing operators savings in time, safety and cost of operations.

“Dredging operators face many challenges in gathering - Autonomous operations reduce the number of survey data both before, during and after operations,” the company staff needed.

said. “The Bayonet AUGV can handle all of these challenges - Capable of surveying entire beach restoration from from pre-job surveys to turbidity and real time data collec- dune to sea.

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