Cutting-Edge AUVs for Commercial and Defense Applications

Cellula Robotics, a world-leading developer of advanced autonomous subsea robotic systems, is a trusted and valued supplier partner on Unmanned Systems Technology.

The company’s solutions are designed to empower a wide range of applications with cutting-edge underwater capabilities.

As a continued partner, UST is proud to spotlight Cellula Robotics’ unique solutions and capabilities via the company’s supplier profile, which has been created in collaboration with their team. The Platinum profile showcases their versatile AUVs, which are trusted by a wide range of industry leaders and government agencies around the world, including BAE Systems, the Royal Canadian Navy, and the Schmidt Ocean Institute.

Read on to find out more:

The Envoy AUV is a versatile underwater robotic platform that is capable of covering up to 2000 line kilometres of survey in a single journey. The rapidly-deployable vehicle can be easily transported in a container and mobilized via trailer or vessel LARS.

Envoy is equipped with a range of cutting-edge navigation sensors, including the Sonardyne SprintNav INS as well as a DVL and USBL, ensuring high-accuracy operation in challenging waters. It can be equipped with a wide range of configurable payload options, including:

• Synthetic aperture sonar
• Multi-beam echosounder
• Sub-bottom profiler
• Camera and laser
• Magnetometer
• Environmental & geophysical sensors

Porter and Guardian are extra-large AUV platforms that are capable of remaining underwater for up to 45 days at a time, covering up to 5000 line kilometres of survey in a single sortie. With a maximum of 5000 litres of internal payload capacity and the ability to fit custom skids, they can be equipped with a wide range of payloads and sensors, and can even be used to deploy and recover smaller AUVs and ROVs or sensor nodes.

Porter is also highly suited to ultra-long-range commercial and scientific surveys, while Guardian is ideal for naval and defense operations such as anti-submarine warfare and ISR.

Subsea Warden is a hovering AUV platform that can be easily deployed from a support vessel by crane or davit. It can be equipped with a wide range of configurable payload options, including acoustic and magnetic measurement tools, non-destructive testing tools for hull inspection, manipulators, and more.

The innovative AUV can operate in fleets of three vehicles, allowing simultaneous measurements of vessel magnetic and acoustic signatures from port, starboard and under the keel. This relative positioning allows accurate signature recording and analysis without the need to sail vessels through a fixed range.

Subsea Sentinels are cableless sensor nodes that can be deployed autonomously in underwater arrays to provide reliable long-term collection and transmission of ocean data in real time.

Featuring onboard processing capabilities, they can be used to detect objects in the water column and track them through the sensor array.

Subsea Sentinels can be equipped with passive or active acoustic sensors, as well as long-range acoustic and short-range high-bandwidth optical communications options.

To find out more about Cellula Robotics and their AUV solutions, please visit their profile page:
https://www.unmannedsystemstechnology.com/company/cellula-robotics/