A18-D is ECA Group mid size Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, AUV, for deep water applications. It is dedicated to accurate 3D seabed Survey. It performs autonomous mission up to 3000 m depth with 21 h endurance, and is easy transportable by plane for oversea missions. This system can be delivered with a LARS allowing automatic underwater recovery and software for data post processing.
Features
- Light deep water vehicle
- Easy Launch and recovery in bad sea state condition
- Easy deployment for overseas missions (ISO containers transportation)
- Extended coverage and endurance capacities
- User friendly mission management system
- Flexibility of sensors payload
ECA Group is joining forces with iXblue and becomes Exail

