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YUCO, a Precise, Agile and Affordable micro-AUV
SEABER’s YUCO micro-AUV is designed to be a highly reliable, robust, and efficient autonomous platform for research and oceanographic applications and can be deployed by a single person in most offshore conditions.
The AUV comprises a standard middle/rear section housing everything dedicated to navigation, power (batteries), propulsion and embedded electronics. The frontal section hosts the variable payload where the AUV can be configured as required with quick plug-and-play integration of new sensors.
The YUCO comes in eight different configurations ranging from Swath bathymetry (2D or 3D side-scan sonar), general visual inspection (video + lighting), salinity and temperature (CTD), water quality, acoustic monitoring and environmental DNA sampling. The various configurations are shown in more detail below.
With minimal maintenance requirements and a high level of manufacturer support, you can rely on this AUV for consistent performance. Additionally, YUCO is easily and safely transportable, making it ideal for various marine research and oceanographic applications.
YUCO designed for research and oceanographic applications
Key features:
Dimensions: 100cm (length) by 12cm (diameter)
Weight in air: 8kgs
Depth rating: 300m
Speed: 2.5 to 6 knots
Endurance: 6 – 10 hours
Rechargeable batteries
Navigation accuracy: +/- 2%
Key Advantages:
Robustness – lower maintenance
Intuitive software interface, easy to program and use
Accurate native navigation: no need for external elements
Explore and gather data from the hard to access areas
- Optimized support updates
Easily launched and recovered from almost any location
Flexible payload
SEABER YUCO full product range
Client success stories
Industrial applications of YUCO mini-AUV
Offshore Industry
Seabed mapping and characterization through 2D or 3D Swath bathymetry
Monitor cables, pipelines and associated underwater infrastructure
Identify scour around structures such as wind turbine foundations
Good decision-making tool prior to launching heavier instrumentation
Inspection/measurement of cathodic protection systems
Marine dynamics & habitat
Understand water structure and parameters
Track progress of pollution tides or oil leaks
Analyse pollution events including unexpected events such as algae blooms
Understand thermoclines and their association with climate change
Measurement of current, temperature and salinity profiles
Fisheries/Aquaculture
Monitoring water quality around aqua-culture (fish farms) with a great spatial distribution
No seabed impact, low-noise emission, and low dynamic disturbance
Understand Physio-chemical phenomena and their association with marine ecosystems
Species recognition in the marine habitat
Customer testimonials
“We are finally happy to have a products that meets our research expectations!”
Dough Wallace
Professor
Dalhousie university
“YUCO is going to fill the gap in most our physico coastal research dynamics!”
Ivane Pairaud
Researcher
Ifremer
Dockstr is here to support your research and project needs
Our expertise in remote intervention technology and offshore operations gained over four decades, allows Dockstr to match our customer requirements to those products within the SEABER offering that best meets their needs.
