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eBOSS

EDGETECH EDGETECH

Credit: HII

BURIED OBJECT BURIED OBJECT

SONAR SYSTEMSONAR SYSTEM

Advanced 3D Imaging

Beneath the Seabed

Seabed

Kraken Robotics’

Credit: Kraken Robotics

SeaPower battery. also offers a modular energy archi-

AUTONOMY

What eBOSS sees tecture, allowing the vehicle to carry

Autonomy is a growing request, if one, two or three battery packs and not requirement, in the subsea indus-

Discover the power of for endurance to be scaled depending try and beyond to enable work to be broadband, sediment- on speed, payload and operating pro- completed faster and over a longer penetrating Synthetic ? le. While Li-ION batteries are the period than when operated by a hu- most common, alkaline batteries are man. Simply put, more data points

Aperture Sonar (SAS) for also an option for certain specialized can be collected, processed and vi- high-resolution imaging missions. ecoSUB's AUVs are also sualized. In offshore, exploration and of buried objects.

standard ? t with rechargeable Li-ION defense applications, autonomous ? Unmatched Clarity batters, but alkaline cells can still be systems remove a level of risk by See through the seabed with precision accommodated. reducing dangerous or extreme situ-

VideoRay took battery needs into ations. What's crucial, Fotheringham ? *VTWHJ[ ,?JPLU[ High performance with reduced their own hands. “We were going emphasized, is that underwater vehi- size & weight back and forth between nickel-metal cles are capable of autonomy beyond hydride because they're easy to ship, sea trials. “Autonomy is expected to ? Seamless Integration Pairs with EdgeTech 2205 for and Li-ION, which are a real pain to function in real-world conditions, not full-spectrum obstacle detection ship. We co-developed our own simply just controlled scenarios.” because we couldn't ? nd anybody else

Underwater vehicles are evolving eBOSS that made one,” said Kolb. “Our bat- from specialist tools into routine, net- 5HGH?QLQJVXEVHDLPDJLQJIRUIDVWHU teries, like all of our modules, have a worked assets, guided by project needs

PRUHHIIHFWLYHVLWHFOHDUDQFH brain on board. They have a node that and customer demands. While multi- can talk to request information. But use, usability, visibility, endurance and more than that, they actually output autonomy stand out as common trends regulated power at 48-volt nominal, for next-generation vehicles, they also and then it goes down to the cutoff serve as indicators for the seemingly voltage on lithium.” boundless possibilities still to come. www.marinetechnologynews.com

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