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12D

12D

Product catalog summary

Overview: The Bluefin-12D is a modular autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) designed for flexibility and enhanced capabilities, including swappable payloads and deeper diving capacity. It is suitable for various applications such as offshore surveys, search and salvage, archaeology, environmental monitoring, mine countermeasures, and unexploded ordnance detection.

Key Features:

Free-Flooded Modularity: The design allows for swappable payload sections and battery modules, enabling quick reconfiguration and maintenance in the field.
Versatility & Scalability: Standard building blocks allow for multiple configurations, accommodating new payloads and energy sections to meet evolving requirements.
Accurate Navigation: Utilizes an Inertial Navigation System (INS) with dead reckoning drift typically less than 0.1% of distance traveled, enhanced by USBL aiding.
Ease of Use: Features an intuitive software package for mission planning, monitoring, and data processing, with rapid mission turnaround facilitated by swappable batteries.

Specifications:

Dimensions: Diameter of 12.75 inches (32 cm), Length of 14.2 feet (432 cm).
Weight: 574 lb (260 kg) dry weight, with 8 lb (3.6 kg) net positive buoyancy.
Depth Rating: Capable of diving up to 4,921 feet (1,500 meters).
Endurance: 30 hours at 3 knots with standard payload.
Speed: Up to 5 knots.
Energy: Total of 7.5 kWh from five 1.5 kWh lithium-polymer battery packs.
Propulsion: Gimbaled, ducted thruster for propulsion and control.
Navigation: Real-time accuracy ≤ 0.1% of D.T. CEP 50, with integrated GPS, RF, Iridium, and strobe.
Communications: RF, Iridium, acoustic, and Ethernet via shore power cable.
Safety Systems: Includes fault and leak detection, dropweight, acoustic tracking transponder, strobe, RDF, and Iridium, all independently powered.
Software: GUI-based Operator Tool Suite for mission management.
Data Management: 4 GB flash drive for vehicle data, with additional payload storage.

Standard Payloads:

Swappable Payload 1: EdgeTech 2200-MP 120/410 kHz side scan sonar.
Swappable Payload 2: Digital camera with LED-based strobe.

System Package: Includes the vehicle, support equipment, spares, software, training, and a 1-year warranty.

Note: Features and specifications are subject to change without notice, and options may vary by region.

Catalog excerpts

Bluefin-12D The Bluefin-12D is a modular autonomous underwater vehicle with flexibility that allows for swappable payloads. Not only can it dive deeper, but it has greater energy and payload capacity than its shallower counterpart. The Bluefin-12D is a combination of immense capability and efficient packaging customizable for a variety of applications. FREE-FLOODED MODULARITY – The vehicle design includes swappable payload sections and battery modules for in-field mission reconfiguration. Subsystems can be quickly accessed for rapid turnaround between missions and also allow for in-field maintenance, accelerating operational tempo. VERSATILITY & SCALABILITY – Standard building blocks enable a variety of configurations without having to design from scratch. The Bluefin-12D can accommodate new payloads and enhanced energy sections – evolving with expanding requirements or changing applications. It can also be delivered with an empty payload section and a standard payload interface for customer payload integration. Swappable batteries facilitate rapid mission turnaround. ACCURATE NAVIGATION – The Bluefin-12D uses an INS to provide the best possible navigation accuracy. Dead reckoning drift is typically less than 0.1% of distance traveled, yielding higher quality data. USBL aiding further improves navigation accuracy. Applications Offshore Survey Search & Salvage Archaeology & Exploration Environmental Protection & Monitoring EASE OF USE – An intuitive software package enables Mine Countermeasures (MCM) quick and easy planning and monitoring of missions Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) and rapid post-mission processing and display, and is capable of exporting data to third-party software. 553 South Street Quincy, Massachusetts 02169 USA +1.617.715.7000 www.bluefinrobotics.com

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Bluefin-12D Diameter 12.75 in (32 cm) Length 14.2 ft (432 cm) Weight (Dry) 574 lb (260 kg) Buoyancy 8 lb (3.6 kg) net positive Lift Points 1 (located mid-vehicle) Pop-off nose releases a line for easier vehicle recovery Depth Rating Endurance 4,921 ft (1,500 m) 30 hours @ 3 knots with standard payload Speed Up to 5 knots Energy 7.5 kWh of total energy Five 1.5 kWh battery packs Lithium-polymer, pressure-tolerant Propulsion Navigation Antenna Communications Safety Systems Software Gimbaled, ducted thruster for propulsion and control Bluefin-12D side scan sonar imagery of a shipwreck Real-time...

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