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HUGIN AUV

HUGIN is Kongsberg Discovery's family of commercial autonomous underwater vehicles for deep-water survey, mapping and inspection. The modular AUV architect...

Facts

Company
KONGSBERG
Product type
auv
Status
commercial
Primary capability
seabed_mapping
Website
https://www.kongsberg.com/discovery/autonomous-and-uncrewed-solutions/auv/hugin/

About HUGIN AUV

HUGIN is Kongsberg Discovery's family of commercial autonomous underwater vehicles for deep-water survey, mapping and inspection. The modular AUV architecture supports swappable batteries, removable storage, configurable payloads and supervised or fully autonomous missions.

Market context

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Summary

Type: Autonomous underwater vehicle

Core: Deep-water survey AUV family

Function: Executes long-duration seabed mapping and subsea inspection missions with configurable payloads

Audience: Hydrographic survey teams, offshore operators, researchers and defence users

Specifications

cruise_speed_knots
4 kn
depth_ratings_m
Family variants rated to 3000, 4500 or 6000 m
maximum_endurance_h
Up to 100 hours at 4 knots h
navigation
AINS navigation with terrain following and seabed-relative mission control
operation_modes
Supervised, semi-autonomous and autonomous operation
payloads
Configurable survey and inspection sensor payloads with swappable batteries and removable storage
turning_radius_m
15 m

Operations

Environment
offshore_waters, deep_ocean, subsea_survey
Primary user
hydrographic_survey_teams, offshore_energy_operators, marine_research_teams, defence_operators
Role
seabed_mapping, hydrographic_survey, underwater_inspection, marine_data_collection
Interaction model
autonomous_mission_execution, supervised_autonomy, payload_integration, underwater_navigation
Mobility class
large_auv, untethered_underwater_robot
Product detail
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