HyDrone™ and EchoBoat™ for Autonomous Hydrographic Surveying

John Tamplin | President | Seafloor Systems, Inc.

JANUARY 15, 2017

Introduction – HyDrone and EchoBoat USV’s

Partnership Formed to Provide a Solution

2005 Partnership: Seafloor Systems and Ohmex Ltd. (UK) U.S. Army Dive Teams Requirement: one-box bathymetric survey solution for beach

profiling

Product EnhancementsSONARMITE-BT ECHOSOUNDER

Survey Grade (1cm) Battery Powered Bluetooth and Serial (RS232) 7 output formats:

– NMEA– Odom Echotrac– Atlas Deso– ASCII– SonarMite

Topographic Survey on the Water

Portable pole kit with transom mount Battery-powered, Bluetooth® enabled echosounder Survey grade GPS, topographic survey data collection s/w

CREATING A TOTAL SOLUTION: HYDROLITE-TM (18 LBS)

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Topographic Survey on the Water

Extremely portable, 1 “stick” design Battery powered, up to 12 hours Simultaneous Bluetooth and

Serial outputs Splash-proof IP-68 construction Rugged MILSpec Amphenol connectors

CREATING A TOTAL SOLUTION: HYDROLITE-TM (18 LBS)

Topographic Survey on the Water

TOPO + HYDRO SURVEY

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Integration of the SonarMite echosounder with Trimble SCS900

Trimble Ranger/TSC2 data collector Trimble Access

SIGNIFICANT FACTORS LEADING TO SUCCESS

Product EnhancementsSONARMITE-BT ECHOSOUNDER

Compatible with most Topographic S/W Trimble (ACCESS, SCS900, TerraSync) Leica (Viva, Captivate) Carlson (SurvCE); Hemisphere XF3 Topcon (MAGNET)

Product EnhancementsSONARMITE-BT ECHOSOUNDER

And Hydrographic Software– QPS – HYPACK– Hydromagic– PDS2000– EIVA

Topographic Survey on the Water

Over 3,000 units operational around the world Interface to GNSS and Robotic Total Stations Software integration with Trimble and other

data collectors Dynamically updates Rod Height field in topographic

survey software

STANDARD EQUIPMENT IN ENGINEER’S TOOL KIT

Product EnhancementsSONARMITE APP

Google/Android App Connect, configure, test

– Change Data Format– Input Sound Velocity– View depth data real-time– View BT connection

Apple- iPhone?

Product EnhancementsSONARMITE/HYDROLITE-DFX™ (DUAL FREQUENCY)

Dual-frequency 200/30-kHz operation

Most compact DF echosounder on the market

We have seen up to 2m penetration

Most competitive pricing for DF system including transducer

Topographic Survey on the Water

Need for an RC platform Can it follow preset waypoints? Can I put a multibeam system on

it? No.

TOPO – HYDRO SOLUTIONS

Introduction of Unmanned Surface VehiclesHYDRONE-RCV CATAMARAN PLATFORM

Remotely Controlled Vehicle Developed specifically to carry HydroLite-TM Both BTX and DFX systems compatible ADCP compatible RS-232 RF Telemetry option One-man portable and setup Simple Setup and Operation Compact for shipping

Introduction of Unmanned Surface Vehicles

Tailing Ponds Remote Areas Hazardous Mining Waste Nuclear

HYDRONE-RCV CATAMARAN PLATFORM

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Introduction of Unmanned Surface Vehicles

Tailing Ponds Remote Areas Hazardous Mining Waste Nuclear

HYDRONE-RCV CATAMARAN PLATFORM

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How hard could that be? Hard. And pricey >$15k for AP alone. But they do it on Hobby

Drones…and it’s cheap! So it’s basically a hobby vehicle?

Not exactly. Arduino Microcontroller Stack Inertial Navigation (INS) integration

CAN IT FOLLOW PRESET WAYPOINTS?

Introduction of Unmanned Surface Vehicles

Auto Pilot module for HyDrone and EchoBoat Offers Auto and Manual control of vehicle Stand alone or HYPACK Mission Planner

AUTONAV™ PROPRIETARY AUTO PILOT PACKAGE™

Introduction of Unmanned Surface Vehicles

Google Earth Images Auto Grid Manual Grid Design

MISSION PLANNER APPLICATION

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Can I put a multibeam system on it? No.

Can I put a Reson 7125 on it? Absolutely Not. But we have solutions.

Can I use it in the Ocean? Yes. Will it work well? Probably Not.

CAN I PUT A MULTIBEAM ECHOSOUNDER ON IT?

Introduction of Unmanned Surface Vehicles

Portable (2-man)

ECHOBOAT-ASV MULTI-SENSOR PLATFORM

Semi-Portable

Introduction of Unmanned Surface Vehicles

Remotely Controlled Vehicle 1.8m Monohull RC vehicle HDPE rugged construction Multi-mission, multi-payload

capable Single / DF echosounders Multibeam echosounders INS / MRU

ECHOBOAT-ASV MULTI-SENSOR PLATFORM

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Can I put a Reson T50 on it? Absolutely Not. But we have solutions.

TOPO – HYDRO SOLUTIONS

Pico Multibeam Norbit Multibeam

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Can I operate it on the Ocean or Coastal areas?

And still collect data?

No. See ASV Global.

Survey Applications

Mining / Tailings Ponds Nuclear Power Plants Search & Recovery Pre- and Post-Dredging Construction Bridge Inspection

HAZARDOUS WORKING CONDITIONS IN SOME SITUATIONS

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Applications

Inaccessible Areas Integrating new sensors Alternatives to manned surveys Providing a force multiplier to coastal and inland

hydrographic survey crews worldwide Portability

DRIVING FORCE FOR NEW SOLUTIONS

ApplicationsDRIVING FORCE FOR NEW SOLUTIONS

Inaccessible Areas

ApplicationsDRIVING FORCE FOR NEW SOLUTIONS

Implementing an USV as a “Force Multiplier”

Introduction of Unmanned Surface Vehicles

Multibeam bathymetric survey in a harbor

Bathymetry in inaccessible or hazardous areas

USV complementing conventional survey vessel

Combining multibeam and singlebeam bathymetry

ECHOBOAT-ASV MULTI-SENSOR PLATFORM

Introduction of Unmanned Surface Vehicles

Multibeam bathymetric survey in a harbor

ECHOBOAT-ASV MULTI-SENSOR PLATFORM

Introduction of Unmanned Surface Vehicles

USV complementing conventional survey vessel

ECHOBOAT-ASV MULTI-SENSOR PLATFORM

Introduction of Unmanned Surface Vehicles

Combining multibeam and singlebeam bathymetry

ECHOBOAT-ASV MULTI-SENSOR PLATFORM

Introduction of Unmanned Surface Vehicles