Tampa Deep Sea Xplorers Equipment
Barracuda AUV
Person-portable 16 Kg (35 lbs) AUV, hand-launchable from a small vessel or shoreline, with AI computing, dive-plane thrusters and multiple sensor options.
Description
The Barracuda AUV is TDSX's flagship small, person-portable autonomous underwater vehicle, designed for rapid, low-cost collection of subsea data, including in support of the GEBCO Seabed 2030 Initiative. TDSX states it can collect several times more data per day of operation than small low-powered AUVs.
Key features
- Weight of 16 Kg (35 lbs); hand-launchable from a small vessel or shoreline and operable by a single person
- 1.2 meter long, 10 cm diameter body tube streamlined with syntactic foam
- Main CPU/GPU: Nvidia Nano AI platform running Ubuntu Linux and Robot Operating System (ROS), supporting object identification and obstacle avoidance
- Thrusters on the dive planes for maneuverability
- Large forward-facing viewport for cameras and optical sensors
- CubePilot autopilot software linked to GPS for positioning and navigation
- Sensor options: echo sounder, forward-facing stereo camera, sidescan sonar, Lidar and RGB camera combo
- Supports swarming of multiple Barracuda systems
Applications
- Offshore energy inspection and site evaluation
- Oceanographic research and seafloor mapping
- Military and security research
Specifications
| Weight | 16 Kg (35 lbs) |
|---|---|
| Body tube length | 1.2 meter |
| Body tube diameter | 10 cm |
| Computing | Nvidia Nano AI platform, Ubuntu Linux, ROS |
| Autopilot | CubePilot, GPS-linked |
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