A18-M

A18-M is Exail's mid-size autonomous underwater vehicle for long-endurance seabed survey and mine-detection missions, with onboard processing and high-resolution sonar payload integration.

Facts

  • Company: Exail
  • Type: Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
  • Positioning: Long-endurance seabed survey AUV
  • Function: Collects and processes sonar data autonomously for seabed survey and mine-detection missions
  • Audience: Navies, marine survey teams and subsea operators
  • Status: Commercial
  • Website: https://www.exail.com/product/a18-m-autonomous-underwater-vehicle

Specifications

  • Mission Endurance: Up to 24 hours
  • Survey Area: 20 to 40 km2 stated for the mission profile
  • Operating Depth: 300 m
  • Sonar Payload: Exail Umisas synthetic aperture sonar, with optional volume-search sonar
  • Sonar Resolution: 3 cm x 3 cm spatial resolution stated for the interferometric synthetic aperture sonar configuration
  • Onboard Processing: Onboard processing of raw sonar image data before transmission after surfacing

Market context

Navies, marine survey teams and subsea operators

  • Peer Group: Maritime AUV, Commercial Survey AUV, Autonomous underwater vehicle, Marine Autonomy System
  • Workflow: Underwater Robotics
  • Capability: Autonomous navigation, Sonar Imaging

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