The A27-E is the configuration of ECA Group A27 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, AUV, family for civil applications. His flexible platform is capable of carrying out missions inthe following domains:
- Hydrographic data acquisition (compliant with “special order” recommendations of IHO SP44),
- Oceanographic data gathering (current and temperature profiling, habitat mapping)
- Geophysics data gathering (sediment analysis, seafloor classification),
- Shipwreck or crashed underwater aircraft localisation (sonar and video imaging)
This system can be delivered with a LARS allowing automatic underwater recovery and software for data post processing.