Saildrone press release
The impressive capabilities of Saildrone’s autonomous vehicles have been proven in numerous operational missions for science, ocean mapping, and maritime ecurity, covering 500,000 nautical miles from t Arctic to the Antarctic. The Saildrone fleet has logged more than 10,000 days at sea in some of the most extreme weather conditions on the planet.
About Saildrone Explorer USV
The Saildrone Explorer is a 23-foot (7m) vehicle powered by wind and solar energies capable of The 23-foot (7 m) Saildrone Explorer is designed to carry a payload of sensors to collect data above and below the sea surface. A 15-foot (5 m) wing provides wind power for forward propulsion and solar panels power onboard science and navigation instruments. Saildrones can be equipped with an acoustic payload for specific mission requirements: a single-beam or multibeam sonar for bathymetry, an echo sounder for fisheries surveys, or an ADCP for current measurements.
Technical specifications:
Length: 7m
Height: 5m
Draft: 2m
Propulsion: wind (Saildrone wing)
Average speed: 3 knots
Endurance 12+ months
Range: unlimited
About Saildrone Voyager USV
The 33-foot (10 m) Saildrone Voyager is designed to carry a payload of sensors to collect data above and below the sea surface. A 21-foot (6 m) wing provides wind power for forward propulsion and solar panels power onboard science and navigation instruments. Saildrones can be equipped with an acoustic payload for specific mission requirements: a single-beam or multibeam sonar for bathymetry, an echo sounder for fisheries surveys, or an ADCP for current measurements. Sailing at an average speed up to five knots, the Voyager uses a combination of radar, AIS, optical cameras, and machine learning algorithms to identify and track targets of interest in real time.
The Voyager can be used in a wide scope of missions ecosystem monitoring, law enforcment and maritime safety, drug interdiction, passive accoustics, border patrol etc.
Technical specifications:
Hull length: 33 ft (10 m)
Wing height: 21 ft (6 m)
Draft: 7 ft (2 m)
Primary propulsion: Wind (Saildrone wing)
Auxiliary propulsion: 4 kW electric motor
Speed: 7 knots
Endurance: 6+ months
Payload power: 300 W avg. | 2 kW pea
About Saildrone Surveyor USV
Predominantly powered by wind and solar, Saildrone USVs, specially Surveyor, are capable of extreme-duration missions of over nine months in the open ocean, while producing a minimal carbon footprint. With a speed up to 10 knots, the Saildrone Surveyor carries sonar equipment capable of seafloor mapping to 7,000 meters.
Acoustic payloads:
Multibeam Sonar Kongsberg EM 2040 <400 m
Kongsberg EM 304 <7,000 m
Echo Sounder
Simrad EK80 for ecosystem monitoring
ADCPs
Simrad EC150 ADCP 300-500 m
Teledyne Pinnacle 45 ACDP
Vehicle specifications
Hull length: 72 ft (22 m)
Wing height: 44 ft (13 m)
Draft: 11 ft (3 m)
Primary propulsion: Wind (Saildrone wing)
Auxiliary propulsion: 75 hp high-efficiency diesel
Mapping speed: 6 knots
Endurance: 2,500 nm @ 6 knots under power; 9+ months under sail
Payload power: 2,000 W steady state 3,000 W peak
