SONOBOT 5
uncrewed surface vehicle
The smart and highly integrated design of the Sonobot 5 enables outstanding one-man transportation and deployment. With powerful thrusters and a full working day battery capacity, the Sonobot 5 represents the smallest and easiest-to-handle autonomous vehicle that can be equipped with a professional multibeam sonar
Debuted in March 2023, the new EvoLogics Multibeam for the Sonobot is based on a Norbit OEM solution, an entry-class multibeam sonar with a professional approach. It comes with a high-grade dual GNSS and INS positioning and motion control which is standard for all Norbit echosounders. With 256 beams at 1.45°x1°, a range of over 200 m, and a ping rate of 50 Hz, this system enables professional surveillance that complies with the IHO’s S-44 standard.
The EvoLogics Multibeam is a tailored solution for the Sonobot 5 platform. It offers the advantages of multibeam riverbed mapping in a compact and lightweight unit that seamlessly integrates with the vehicle.
SONOBOT 5
KEY FEATURES
High-precision measurements and recordings
- different GNSS-options available (DGPS with/without RTK, laser tracking over a total station)
- Sonars: single-beam echosounder, multibeam echosounder, side-scan sonar (in variable configurations according to customer needs)
- HD camera for navigation support, photo- and video recordings
Flexibility
- Rapid system deployment, excellent maneuverability and area coverage thanks to powerful and efficient drives
- Special system software for planning, execution and evaluation of the survey
- Communication over a redundant mesh network enables work with/without a WLAN station, including integration of additional modules (laser tracking) without any configuration effort
Versatility
- Autonomous and radio controlled operation modes
- Direct Wi-Fi communication with redundant link or GPRS/UMTS
- Mission planning includes settings for sonar parameters
- Configurable data output
Robustness
- Built from seawater-resistant robust materials (basalt laminate, stainless steel, plastic)
- Suitable for operations in industrial waste waters
- PC for field operations
- On-board data logging, wireless transmissions on demand
- Transport case, suitable for air transport
Easy handling
- Assembly completely without tools
- Can be handled by a single person
- Fits into a car trunk compartment for transport
Object recognition
- Objects of interest are detected and visually highlighted in the operator’s control software onshore - all live during the mission
- AI-based system as an extra module that runs directly onboard the vehicle and analyses raw data
- Available for side-scan sonar output and video feeds
