Boxfish AUV Technical Specifications

• Presssure vessel material: Hard anodised aluminium alloy
• Dome Material: Acrylic
• Thruster layout: eight 3D vectored
• Maneuverability 6 Degrees of Freedom
• Fault-tolerant design allows for continued operation even with a failed thruster
• Dive time up to 10 hours (depending on conditions)
• Depth rating: 500m (1,640ft) / 1000m (3,300ft) optional
• Operating temperature: -10˚C (14˚F) to +45˚C (113˚F)

Main camera options

• FLIR/Basler/IDS machine vision cameras (stereo)
• Sony RX100 4K camera
• IP navigation camera (H.265)
• All camera options can be supported together

Rear camera options

• IP H.264/H.265/MJPEG, or FLIR/Basler/IDS CS-mount machine vision camera at the rear

• Extremely durable, lightweight fiber optic
• Tether diameter 2.7mm (0.11in)
• Tether length as required
• Neutrally buoyant in fresh water

• 17” 4K UHD main display
• Camera zoom control
• Three joysticks for easy control
• Weatherproof design

• Controller interface spec (telemetry plus vehicle/thruster control),
• ROS 2 to controller,
• Imaging sonar decoding (including IMU data), and\
• USBL and GPS.

• Dimensions (l/w/h): 714mm (28in)/ 435mm (17in)/ 351mm (14in)
• Weight (salt water ballast installed): 24kg (53lbs)

• Dive time 3-12 hours (depending on conditions)
• Lithium polymer
• Battery capacity: 500Wh
• Battery recharge time: Overnight charge AC (typical), Fast 1 hour charge optional

• RS485, RS422, RS232 and ethernet (10/100/1000mbps)
• Optional additional CWDM channels (to optional 1GE or 10GE copper media converters)
• Power to external connections: 12V @ 50W and 24V @ 50W

• Depth sensor
• IMU
• Internal pressure
• Temperature and humidity monitoring
• Battery voltage (and remaining percentage)
• Leak detection

Sensors

• DVL
• USBL (underwater navigation)
• WiSub wireless underwater connectors
• Imaging sonar
• Profiling sonar

Optional Onboard Computer

• VIDIA Jetson Xavier (optionally running ROS 2)

• Boxfish tether connector
• Boxfish charge connectors
• External sensor integration: Up to 6 Boxfish standard ports (other options available)

• Forward: 2 x 8,500 lumen, high CRI, dimmable
• Adjustable arms and ball mounts for excellent lighting in all orientations
• Reverse lights
• Additional forward lighting options available