Remote control, Communication and Sensor configuration

 
 

Remote control:

  • < 0,5 NM. Joystic local real time pod thrust and rudder control at 2,4 GHz
  • < 10 NM. WiFi 5 GHz
  • < 20 NM. UHF 450 MHz
  • > 20 NM. Iridium RUDICS sat comms. Internet connection to Iridium comms on customer laptop containing GUI software for piloting

The AutoNaut vessel can be programmed for all possible mission routes including stationary keeping within a radius of 35 m.

Pictures to the right show some route examples

 
 

Communication of sensor data:

  • < 10 NM. WiFi 5 GHz. Real time data tranfer @ < 100 Mb/s
  • < 20 NM. UHF 450 MHz. Real time data transfer
  • > 20 NM. Iridium RUDICS sat cooms. Limited bandwidth. Tranfer of pre-processed data
  • > 20 NM. Inmarsat Fleet Broadband @ < 150 kb/s. Compressed real time data transfer
 

Sensor configurations:

  • Video camera (3 axis gyro stabilised, 1080p, 30x optical zoom)
  • Still camera
  • EM spectrum (Radar, VHF, UHF, WiFi, Satcomms, GSM frequencies)
  • Hydrophone arrays (Thin digital diameter 20 mm and Analogue) 
  • Active sonars
  • Ocean science environmental sensors