Seafloor recently designed & delivered an EchoBoat-240™ USV to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District. The Seafloor Systems EchoBoat-240™ is a scaled-up version of our standard workhorse EchoBoat-160™ remote controlled and autonomous survey platform. It was designed for applications requiring the highest resolution sensor suite available, and to be more stable in rough water environments.

Ease of use was top of mind during development. The hinged water-tight lid quickly opens and closes, so all one has to do is power on the vessel, deploy it, and begin surveying. Live props reduce weed entanglement, and the SVP is encapsulated in the bow for protection. The wave-piercing hull was designed by our engineers to efficiently collect data and save time in the field.

Equipment payload on the EchoBoat-240, fully integrated for use by the USACE:
• Teledyne SeaBat T50-R ultra high resolution Multibeam sonar (below)
• Integrated INS Type 20 INS/IMU (Applanix Wavemaster)
• AML Micro-X sound velocity sensor
• Valeport SWIFT sound velocity profiler
• HYPACK HYSWEEP Software

 

Still two person transportable, the Echoboat-240™ is ideal for launching from a trailer or cart in areas where a manned boat is not feasible. Seafloor’s field technicians collected some great data shots while training the Los Angeles District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to use their new autonomous vessel.

The Google Earth rendering shows a resulting data model from the onboard Teledyne RESON T-50 SeaBat multibeam sonar. The 2.4m / 7.87 ft vessel was right at home in this Ventura harbor, and is ready to become a hydrographic workhorse for the USACE.

For technical specifications and more information, please visit:

www.seafloorsystems.com/usv