Alpha He Catamaran USV

Alpha He is a catamaran USV for education, research and payload transport, capable of both freshwater and offshore operation and supporting secondary development. The standard hull is 115 × 80 cm, with a top speed of 4 m/s and 8 hours of endurance at economical speed (12 h optional).

It comes standard with RTK positioning and orientation, a single-beam echosounder (0.2–120 m), a 1080p camera, millimetre-wave radar and an intelligent vessel control system for autonomous missions. The deck can carry multibeam echosounders, ADCP, multi-parameter water quality sensors, sampling bottles and other sonars or sensors; the hull can be customised, e.g. for 100 kg of buoyancy, and the deck for a drone landing pad or solar panel.

The Android remote controller with a 5.5" high-brightness screen, 3 km range, 2 km radio link and 10,000 mAh battery runs the vessel control software: route planning, custom map import, satellite base maps, mission resumption after interruption, auto-return and auto-cruise. Data is stored in dual backups and preserved even if the link drops.

• 115 × 80 cm catamaran, customisable hull
• Up to 4 m/s, 8 h endurance (12 h optional)
• RTK with dual-antenna GNSS orientation
• Echosounder 0.2–120 m, 1080p camera, radar
• Deck for multibeam, ADCP, water quality sensors
• 15 kg payload (extensible)