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A18-M

A18-M is Exail's mid-size autonomous underwater vehicle for long-endurance seabed survey and mine-detection missions, with onboard processing and high-reso...

Facts

Company
Exail
Product type
auv
Status
commercial
Primary capability
underwater_survey
Website
https://www.exail.com/product/a18-m-autonomous-underwater-vehicle

About A18-M

A18-M is Exail's mid-size autonomous underwater vehicle for long-endurance seabed survey and mine-detection missions, with onboard processing and high-resolution sonar payload integration.

Market context

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Summary

Type: Autonomous underwater vehicle

Core: Long-endurance seabed survey AUV

Function: Collects and processes sonar data autonomously for seabed survey and mine-detection missions

Audience: Navies, marine survey teams and subsea operators

Specifications

mission_endurance
Up to 24 hours h
onboard_processing
Onboard processing of raw sonar image data before transmission after surfacing
operating_depth
300 m
sonar_payload
Exail Umisas synthetic aperture sonar, with optional volume-search sonar
sonar_resolution
3 cm x 3 cm spatial resolution stated for the interferometric synthetic aperture sonar configuration
survey_area
20 to 40 km2 stated for the mission profile

Operations

Environment
underwater, coastal_water, offshore_operations
Primary user
naval_operators, marine_survey_teams, offshore_operators, subsea_service_providers
Role
underwater_survey, mine_detection, sonar_imaging, autonomous_navigation
Interaction model
autonomous_mission_execution, payload_integration, remote_supervision, underwater_data_collection
Mobility class
untethered_underwater_robot, autonomous_underwater_vehicle
Product detail
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