Description

ROAZ II is an Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV), which has been developed by INESC TEC and the Autonomous Systems Laboratory (LSA) of the School of Engineering of the Polytechnic Institute of Porto (ISEP). It is operating since 2008.

ROAZ II is equipped with on-board sensor processing and high precision navigation, which enables it to operate autonomously in the ocean environment. The robot has a wide range of sensors and advanced on-board controls, allowing its use in efficient precision. On-board ROV in coordinated missions makes it a suitable surface platform for underwater inspection and data collection tasks.  

ROAZ II is not a close off-the-shelf system, and is continuously being adapted to different projects and missions.

Specifications

General

• Vehicle type: Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV)
• Body shape: catamaran
• Body materials: Polyethylene and Aluminium
• Deployment: boat trailer or crane
• Length: 4.5 m
• Width: 2.2 m
• Weight: 400 kg
• Power: rechargeable batteries (LiFePO4, 4800 Wh)
• Battery charge time: 6 h
• Payload capacity: 300 kg
• Payload interfaces/ports: ethernet, serial RS232/485, CAN bus (IP68 or underwater connectors plugs)

Operation

• Autonomy: 10 h
• Range: 60-100 km
• Propulsion: two electric thrusters (independent)
• Propulsion power: 10 HP
• Maximum speed: 5 m/s (10 knots)
• Degrees of freedom: 3DOF
• Communications: Wi-Fi, RF, Iridium, underwater acoustic communications
• Navigation systems: RTK GPS, FOG INS, DVL, RADAR, LIDAR, visual and thermographic cameras
• Modes of operation: maned, teleoperation, autonomous waypoint following, station keeping and adaptive autonomous mission

Sensors

• Side-scan SONAR
• Multibeam Echosounder (MBES)
• Sub-Bottom Profiler (SBP)
• Video cameras (visible and thermographic)
• Sound velocity probe (SVP)
• DVL with ADCP option