Product profile
HydroCat-550
Seafloor Systems HydroCat-550 is a survey-focused uncrewed surface vessel for hydrographic data collection, supporting remote or autonomous operation and c...
Facts
- Company
- Seafloor Systems
- Product type
- usv
- Status
- commercial
- Primary capability
- survey
- Website
- https://www.seafloorsystems.com/hydrocat-550
About HydroCat-550
Seafloor Systems HydroCat-550 is a survey-focused uncrewed surface vessel for hydrographic data collection, supporting remote or autonomous operation and configurable survey instrumentation.
Market context
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Summary
Type: USV
Core: Hydrographic survey vessel
Function: Surface-based bathymetric and survey data collection
Audience: Hydrographic surveyors and marine infrastructure operators
Specifications
- communications
- Wi-Fi data communication system
- computer
- Onboard industrial PC
- default_batteries
- Four batteries batteries
- equipment_payload
- 365 kg
- length
- 5.5 m / 18 ft m
- max_speed_endurance
- 1.5 hours with default batteries hours
- maximum_speed
- 12 knots in ideal conditions kn
- mission_type
- Hydrographic survey
- overall_height
- 2.3 m / 7.5 ft m
- platform_role
- Autonomous/remote survey USV
- propulsion
- Dual electric Torqeedo outboards
- sea_state
- Up to sea state 5 sea_state
- survey_endurance
- 4-18 hours with default batteries hours
- survey_speed
- 2.5-4.0 knots kn
- width
- 2.5 m / 8 ft m
Operations
- Environment
- inshore, nearshore, lake, harbor, river, tidal_zone, sea_state_5
- Primary user
- hydrographer, survey_operator, water_quality_researcher
- Role
- hydrographic_survey, inspection, water_quality_research, sonar_payload_transport
- Interaction model
- preplanned_autonomous_mission, remote_operation
- Mobility class
- catamaran_usv
- Product detail
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