Product profile
Orpheus AUV
Orpheus AUV is Orpheus Ocean's ultra-deep subsea vehicle for high-resolution seafloor survey, fixed-point monitoring and physical sample collection with a...
Facts
- Company
- Orpheus Ocean
- Product type
- auv
- Status
- commercial
- Primary capability
- seafloor_survey
- Website
- https://orpheusocean.com/product
About Orpheus AUV
Orpheus AUV is Orpheus Ocean's ultra-deep subsea vehicle for high-resolution seafloor survey, fixed-point monitoring and physical sample collection with a modular instrument bay.
Market context
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Summary
Type: Deep-sea AUV
Core: Orpheus
Function: Seafloor survey
Audience: Marine researchers
Specifications
- active_endurance
- 8–12 h active; 24–96 h passive
- depth_rating
- 6000 m
- dimensions
- 60 x 70 x 52 in
- energy
- 2.6 kWh Li-ion kWh
- navigation
- Altimeter, DVL and INS
- payload_capacity_kg
- 50–70 lb wet weight (22.7–31.8 kg) kg
- transit_range
- 10 km
- weight_kg
- 550 lb (249.5 kg) in air kg
Operations
- Environment
- deep_ocean, underwater, seafloor
- Primary user
- marine_researchers, offshore_operators, government_maritime_operators
- Role
- seafloor_survey, subsea_monitoring, sample_collection, scientific_mission, payload_integration
- Interaction model
- autonomous_mission_execution, operator_supervised, modular_payload_integration
- Mobility class
- autonomous_underwater_vehicle, hover_capable_auv
- Product detail
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