Sonobot 5 USV

Autonomous surface vehicle

With high usability in mind, the autonomous SONOBOT unmanned surface vehicle was developed to provide surveyors, service providers and researchers with a smart lightweight solution for hydrographic surveys and other applications in harbors and inland waters.

Sonobot 5 is also available in NATO standard, adapted for the military. Equipped with object recognition for search and mapping etc.

SONOBOT design objectives were usability, robustness and versatility, paired with high-performance of the on-board sensors.

SONOBOT is a small, simple and usable platform for planning and executing a hydrographic survey that can deliver accurate geo-referenced bathymetric measurements and high-quality imagery with minimum transport, launch and recovery efforts.

  • Sonobot 5 USV BUVI Scandinavia

    Sonobot 5 USV

    · Strong engine power
    · Powerful speed and endurance
    · Exchangeable batteries
    · New communication concept
    · Streamlined foldable design

  • Nato Standard

    You can safely search in stealth mode and map the seabed for abandoned mines etc.

    Neutral network for object recognintion
    Detects objects in less than a second
    Analyzes raw side-scan sonar
    Or video feeds
    Object auto located on map

  • Sonobot USV-Multibeam

    Sonobot USV & Multibeam

    Seafloor mapping in waterways, lakes and harbours
    Find wires and wreckage
    3d modeling of the bottom
    Volume calculations
    Inspection of marine structures
    Search and location in a safe way

    Surveys and mapping from 0.5 - 100m depth

    Pic: InfaGeoTech


  • Object recogition

    Object recognition is an advanced feature for Sonobot USVRaw side-scan sonar or video data is analyzed on-the-fly onboard the vehicle
    Optimized performance - the system detects objects in less than a second

  • Sonobot 5 USV BUVI Scandinavia

    Flexibility

    · Rapid system deployment, excellent maneuverability and area coverage thanks to powerful and efficient drives
    · Special system software for planning, execution and evaluation of the survey
    · Communication over a redundant mesh network enables work with/without a WLAN station, including integration of additional modules (laser tracking) without any configuration effort

  • Sonobot 5 USV BUVI Scandinavia

    Easy handling

    · Assembly completely without tools
    · Can be handled by a single person
    · Fits into a car trunk compartment for transport

  • Sonobot 5 USV BUVI Scandinavia

    High-precision measurements and recordings

    · Different GNSS-options available (DGPS with/without RTK, laser tracking over
    a total station)
    · Sonars: single-beam echosounder, multibeam echosounder, side-scan sonar (in variable configurations according to customer needs)
    · HD camera for navigation support, photo- and video recordings

  • Sonobot 5 USV data BUVI

    Versatility

    · Autonomous and radio controlled operation modes
    · Direct Wi-Fi communication with redundant link or GPRS/UMTS
    · Mission planning includes settings for sonar parametersConfigurable data output

  • Sonobot 5 USV BUVI

    Robustness

    · Built from seawater-resistant robust materials (basalt laminate, stainless steel, plastic)
    · Suitable for operations in industrial waste waters
    · PC for field operations
    · On-board data logging, wireless transmissions on demand
    · Transport case, suitable for air transport

  • Search and recovery

    Locating objects, such as underwater obstacles, wrecks,
    missing persons etc. Connect Ai - Object recognition, to get information and exact location on the object that is visably for the side scan.

  • Hydrographic Survey

    3D Multibeam SONOBOT USV

    Bridge foundations. 3D mutibeam. (Pic:InfraGeoTaech)

Military, Security and surveillance solutions

Hydrographic surveys and visualization of Seabed conditions

Equip the SONOBOT USV with Sidescan sonar or Multibeam.

Collect data from surveys and mapping with the precision a Sonobot USV can give you. Customize according to your assignments.

Different types of sea surveying:

  • Seabed mapping in waterways, lakes and harbours

  • Find wires and wreckage

  • 3d modeling of the bottom

  • Volume calculations

  • Inspection of marine structures

  • Search and location in a safe way

Surveys and mapping from 1 - 200m depth

Sonobot equipped with Multibeam

MULTIBEAM DATA:

The Multibeam  for SONOBOT USV is an entry-class multibeam sonar with a professional approach. It comes with a high-grade dual GNSS and INS positioning and motion control which is standard for all Norbit echosounders. With 256 beams at 1.45°x1°, a range of over 200 m, and a ping rate of 50 Hz, this system enables professional surveillance that complies with the IHO’s S-44 standard.

The Multibeam is a tailored solution for the Sonobot 5 platform. It offers the advantages of multibeam riverbed mapping in a compact and lightweight unit that seamlessly integrates with the vehicle.

MULTIBEAM PICTURES

Sonobot Data Bathymetry & Side Scan

Object recognition ·

Object recognition ·

Object recognition is an advanced feature for Sonobot USV and UUVs.

The AI-based system is an extra module that runs directly onboard the vehicle and analyses raw side-scan sonar or video camera output.

Hyrdrographic Survey - Sonobot 5 & Sidescan Sonar

Versability

Under water mine search Sonobot USV feature object recognition

Object recognition Ai for Sonobot USV

Mapping riverbed under a bridge with Sonobot USV

Sonobot product description

Demo Sonobot 5

Object recognition Ai for Sonobot USV

Introducing the Sonobot 5 USV

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