HydroSurv, a UK innovator in the Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) sector, has announced its partnership with Danish engineering company, EIVA, to supply autopilots for a lease fleet of USVs.
HydroSurv REAV-28
The integration of EIVA’s hydrographic survey software bundle, NaviSuite Kuda, with the innovative autopilot technology installed on HydroSurv’s REAV-28 USV design offers operators adaptive line planning and automated area coverage optimisation tools to analyse MBES data in real time. The software can automatically calculate optimal runlines based on collected data and position. Through streamlined integration with the autopilot, this results in precise line keeping typically with an accuracy of +/- 15cm, even in sharp turns.
For hydrographic surveyors, this novel solution extends the capability of HydroSurv USVs to intelligently and reliably complete shallow water missions whilst offering the operator a familiar front-end control interface. The USV is controlled straight out of NaviSuite Kuda, enabling efficient, dependable, safe, low carbon remote data collection, as well as yielding immediately deliverable data.
Martin Kristensen, EIVA VP Hardware Development, commented: “Working together with HydroSurv, EIVA has optimised our full hardware and software autopilot solution. As a result, HydroSurv’s USVs can now leverage the powerful survey capabilities of NaviSuite Kuda, such as advanced data acquisition and navigation-aiding, to sail towards complete autonomy.”
David Hull, HydroSurv CEO, commented: “EIVA has been a valued partner to HydroSurv since our entry into the USV space and we look forward to extending our collaboration further through mutual product development. Working symbiotically on the development of high-quality, small equipment sized USV products has seen EIVA develop a new core technology for commercial deployment onto HydroSurv’s 2.8 to 6m vessels.”
EIVA has over 40 years’ experience in the development and delivery of solutions to offshore and shallow water engineering and survey industries. The company has worked with HydroSurv since early 2020, collaboratively developing EIVA’s NaviSuite Kuda – Autopilot. HydroSurv’s first order quickly followed in 2021, with multiple autopilot systems now on order for USVs ranging from 1.6 to 4.5 metres.
NaviSuite Kuda