Boxfish AUV

About

About Boxfish AUV

Boxfish AUV is a 25-kilogram hovering vehicle with eight vectored thrusters and six-degree-of-freedom control. Mission-planning software supports grids, transects, waypoint capture, obstacle response and automated control of cameras and external sensors.

Depth options reach 300 or 600 metres, with endurance up to ten hours. DVL, USBL, stereo vision and inertial sensing support navigation and station keeping. Standard payload ports accept sonar, cameras and environmental instruments for inspection, mapping, marine research and environmental monitoring.

Capabilities

Source-backed capabilities

  • Subsea survey and inspection

    Claimed - Boxfish presents its hovering AUV for autonomous underwater survey, inspection and research missions.

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  • Autonomous undersea missions

    Claimed - Boxfish presents its hovering AUV for autonomous underwater survey, inspection and research missions.

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Supply

Supply / Components

  • Boxfish AUV

    Dvl A50 Performance For Boxfish Auv And Arv I - Positioning & navigation - Water Linked - Water Linked supplies dvl a50 performance for boxfish auv and arv i for Boxfish Robotics Boxfish AUV - source: waterlinked.com

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Timeline

  • Water Linked DVL A50 incorporated into Boxfish autonomous underwater platforms

    2024-08-08 - Partnership - Boxfish integrated the DVL A50 into its control systems for stable position holding during underwater imaging. The Performance model was added to the Boxfish AUV and ARV-i autonomous product line. Boxfish fuses DVL output with other sensor data for navigation, altitude control and close infrastructure inspection.

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Context

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