Advances in Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV s) James Williams Managing Director

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1 Advances in Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV s) James Williams Managing Director 1

2 Abstract Advances in Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV s) James Williams, Managing Director, Swathe Services Group, UK Advanced Undersea Vehicles and Systems offers a unique approach to survey operations with the development of a new Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV). After the product launch of the Multi-purpose USV (MUSV) v4.0 in the latter part of 2014, operational results have proven its capability as robust and reliable product for offshore and coastal applications. Initially fitted out with a high resolution R2SONIC Multi-Beam Echo-Sounder (MBES), Integrated Inertial Navigation System (I2NS) and Sound Velocity (SV) sensors, hydrographic survey data has been successfully acquired in US and UK waters. This highly versatile MUSV was operated as a single asset however a new innovative Integrated Transport Launch and Recovery System (IT-LARS) allows for multiple vessels to be deployed giving a cost effective productivity force multiplier. Future capability for a 12m version plus launch and recovery vehicles for AUV s and ROV s are also in the design phase with a 25m work class USV in the pipeline for long term development. 2

3 Presentation Overview USV Definition/Acronyms Current Flavours/Applications Inland Coastal/Near Shore Offshore Future Concepts 3

4 Swathe Services (W19) We offer Product Sales, Equipment Rental and Personnel Deployment 4

5 Acronyms!!!! What is a USV? It s a: Unmanned Space Vehicle (Aeronautics), or United Sates Volunteer (American Civil War), or Unterbrechungsfreie Stromversorgung (German, Uninterruptible Power Supply) Unmanned Surface Vessel (Vehicle) Its not necessarily AUTONOMOUS! Also know as: Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV s) Unmanned Ocean Robot Unmanned Surface Craft 5

6 Inland USV s Inland waterway Applications include: Canals, Lakes Slow and fast flowing rivers Mining Tailings Ponds Reservoirs Many Available Products!!!: ASV Global C-Cat 2 (UK) U4 AUV-S - MUSV III (USA) W19 Cadden GEOD Survey (France) E5a Clearpath Robotics KingFisher USV (Canada) Deep Ocean Engineering H1750, I-980, I-1650 (USA) W1 Marine Tech RSV (France) Seafloor Systems Hydrone, Echo Cat, RC Echo Boat (USA) Subsea Tech Cat Surveyor (France) Q3 Teledyne OceanScience Z-Boat 1800 (USA) T5 Cost Range: US$5,000 - $25,000+ Payloads: SBES, MBES, SSS, SBP(?), ADCP, HD Camera, INS, IMU, SVS, SVP 6

7 Location: Toronto in Canada Company: Designs and build Land, Water & Air Robotic systems Vessel: Kingfisher Size: 1.35m long x 0.98m wide Endurance: 1-2 hrs Coms: Wireless 2.4GHz Thrusters: x2 Jet Application: Inland Payload: GNSS, SBES, IMU 7

8 Mining Tailings Pond Survey Methodology Historic: Manual soundings with lead line High risk to personnel, inefficient, low resolution, expensive Solution: Small portable USV with sonar and GNSS Low risk, survey completed in 1/8 th survey time, 100x more data, 60% cheaper. 8

9 Location: California, USA (OB stand W1) Company: Designs and build ROV s and USV s Vessel: USV H1750 Size: 1.75m long x 1.00m wide Command:Manual/Autonomous Endurance: 1-4 hrs Speed: 2-10 knots Coms: Wireless 2.4GHz Range: 2km Thrusters: x2 DC Props Application: Inland Payload: GNSS, SBES, MBES, IMU, ADCP, Sub Bottom Profiler(?), SSS, Lidar, SVP 9

10 Location: California, USA Company: Designs and build oceanographic, hydrographic and hydrologic deployment systems Vessel: Z-Boat Size: 1.80m long x 0.90m wide Command:Manual/Autonomous Endurance: 2-3 hrs Coms: Wireless 900 MHz Application: Inland Payload: GNSS, SBES, MBES, IMU, ADCP 10

11 Deep Ocean Engineering Teledyne OceanScience 11

12 Coastal/Inshore USV s Coastal/Inshore Applications include: Ports and Harbours Large rivers Estuaries Transition Zone Dredging Renewables Environmental Available Products: ASV C-Cat 5 AUV-S MUSV IV Cost Range: US$100,000+ Payloads: SBES, MBES, SSS, SBP(?), ADCP, HD Camera, INS, IMU, SVS, SVP 12

13 Location: Company: Vessel: Size: Endurance: Batteries: Coms: Thrusters: Application: Payload: Houston, USA Design and build subsea systems and USV s MUSV MK IV Switchblade 4.0m long x 2m wide ~10-12 hours Lithium Iron Magnesium Phosphate X8 Deliver 1.7kw/h each Long range Wi-Fi x2 360 degree azimuthing DC electric Coastal SBES, MBES, SSS, IMU, ADCP, USBL Winch, GNSS 13

14 February 2015 Lake Conroe, Texas, USA MUSV IV Switchblade Demos with Triton Imaging, Inc. and Klein. Using a Perspective Triton Suite and Global Mapper, high resolution data was obtained using a Klein 3500 HydroChart installed on MUSV IV. Klien 3500 HydroChart Swathe Bathymetry System offers bathymetry and side scan data and contains motion and sound velocity sensors. 14

15 Lake Conroe, Texas, USA Dam built between following 1950 s drought 15

16 Offshore USV s Offshore Applications include: Bathymetry, Cable and Pipeline surveys Collecting Meteorology and Oceanography (Metocean) data, Turbidity Monitoring Hydrocarbon and CO2 detection/monitoring, Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) for cetaceans during offshore construction or seismic activities Gateway Communication by downloading from seabed Acoustic Data Loggers (ADL s) and transmitting via satellite back to shore Underwater Acoustic Positioning for LBL arrays and/or pipeline touch down monitoring Available Products: Maritime Robotics - Mariner 560 (V26) ASV C-Enduro & C-Worker (U4) Liquid Robotics Wave Glider (G1 & L7) MOST AutoNaut (V19) Payloads: SBES, MBES, SSS, SBP, ADCP, USBL, HD Camera, INS, IMU, SVS, SVP 16

17 Location: Company: Vessel: Size: Endurance: Coms: Thrusters: Application: Payload: UK Design, build, commission, operate and maintain USV s C-Enduro 4.2m long x 2.4m wide 3 months Iridium SBD/RUDICS. LOS IP Radio. x2 brushless DC motors Offshore Metocean, Pam, ADCP, Acoustics modem, ASW Payload, CTD, MBES, SSS 17

18 Location: Company: Vessel: Size: Endurance: Coms: Thrusters: Application: Payload: UK Design, build, commission, operate and maintain USV s C-Worker 5.8m long x 2.2m wide 30 days at 4 knots Communications via line of sight radio systems or satellite for over the horizon operations. x2 10kW electrical propulsion azimuth pods Offshore USBL, C-Nav DGNSS, ADCP, CTD Hydrocarbon detection, CTD, PAM, MBES, INS, SVP, SSS, HD Cameras ASV have just won 2 years worth of funding to do satellite based over the horizon comms tied in with advanced situational awareness to move the safe operating conditions process along. This is match funding from InnovateUK. 18

19 AutoNaut is a revolutionary wave-propelled unmanned surface vessel (USV). Using pitch and roll to harvest energy from the waves gives her extremely long range and endurance, limited only by such issues as antifouling. A wide range of sensors have now been integrated: ADCP, AirMar weather station, pyranometer, a towed CTD and a through-hull CTD, WetLabs Triplet Puck, and two kinds of towed passive acoustic arrays. In addition cameras mounted on the mast have captured data for seabird and marine litter analysis. 19

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22 Extreme Measurements: Tropical Cyclone Freda

23 Distance to Storm Centre Freda peaks at Category 4 on 30-Dec Wave Glider distance to center of storm = 98nm Freda weakens to Category 3 on 31-Dec-2012 Minimum distance to center of storm = 26nm Legend Storm Track Wave Glider Nautical Miles

24 Sea Surface Temperature 35 Deg C Significant Wave Height Wind Speed 150 knots Meters mb Barometric Pressure Wind Gust Wind Speed Wave Glider Observations from 12-Dec-12 to 06-Jan-13

25 15 Hurricanes Navigated 50 Unique sensors integrated 280 Vehicles manufactured 9,380 Longest single mission (NM) 16,000 Total days at sea 400,000+ Miles travelled to date 24,000,000 Data packets delivered (2014) Proven Offshore Capability - Worldwide

26 There are a variety of USV s in the market of which the majority are small and inland. Although larger USV s are available in the commercial market most of these are servicing the military market (and not included in this presentation). Trials have been done for nearshore and offshore commercial operations although no survey company appears to have yet taken up this USV capability in the same way as for AUV s. With the exception of scientific research and MetOcean data collection which seems to be dominated by the smaller long endurance offshore vessels. There is an Operational Code of Conduct being produced, which is being lead by ASV, but no legal guidelines have been set on how these vehicles can be used in territorial waters. Many believe that USV s are the way forward for the commercial industry but perhaps there is some way still to go before they are adopted in the same way as the maturing AUV market? 26

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30 Thank You Thanks to: ASV Global AUV-S Clearpath Robotics Deep Ocean Engineering MOST (Autonomous Vessels) Ltd Teledyne OceanScience James Williams Swathe Services 30