A06 Specifications.docx

Salient Characteristics S20071

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE

1 EA, Autonomous Underwater Vehicle:

1. Shall be a submersible type instrument equipped with, at a minimum, integrated water-quality sensors, an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), Doppler Velocimetry Log (DVL), side scan sonar, echo sounder, and a differential global positioning system.

2. Shall include a propulsion system capable of propelling the instrument through the water body (surface and subsurface) between way points along a constant depth. Will

3. Shall monitor its position using a GPS system and bottom tracking capability.

4. Shall be capable of mapping both the water column and the water body bottom.

5. Shall be capable of operating without human interaction.

6. Shall be capable of providing an integrated geospatially referenced data set.

7. Shall be capable of continuously logging data as it moves through the water column.

8. At a minimum, shall be capable of measuring water quality parameters such as dissolved oxygen, blue-green algae, chlorophyll, pH, turbidity, FDOM, and CTD.

9. Shall be no longer than 8 feet, or 6 inches in diameter, and weigh no more than 75 lbs.

10. Shall operate in water depths down to at least 100 m (328 ft.).

11. Shall be capable of at least 2.5 knots (1.28 m/s) working speed for up to 8 hours and allowing the vehicle to operate at faster speeds in high flow water, high winds, or under large payloads.

12. Shall include a touch screen hand-held remote controller, with joystick, for surface water control.

13. Shall be capable of Wi-Fi and Iridium data communications.

14. Shall have a mast with antenna and LED navigational lights.

15. Shall include a forward-looking object avoidance sensor device.

16. Shall include an underwater locator beacon device.

17. Shall include user friendly mission planning software that accepts standard georeferenced chart types. Software shall be capable of interfacing with the instrument and facilitating data transfer, data viewing, data processing, diagnostic checks, and manual vehicle control.

18. Shall have rechargeable Lithium-Ion batteries capable of 800 Watt Hrs.

19. Shall have at least 512 GB of data storage capability.

20. Shall be able to control at least four independent control planes with pitch and yaw fins.

21. Shall have 24-volt external connector with USB 2.0 for charging.

22. Shall include case, acoustic pinger, vehicle stand, and automated vacuum test assembly.

1 EA, Acoustic Modem:

23. Shall include acoustic modem with external transducer for transmitting data wirelessly through the water.

24. Shall be compatible with AUV and modem deck box specs listed herein.

25. Shall be fully integrated with software for mission planning, data viewing, and data processing.

26. Shall operate in depths down to at least 10 meters.

27. Shall not require internal batteries.

28. Shall be made of noncorrosive materials.

29. Shall have at least 6144 KB of data storage.

30. Shall have a range of at least 2 km.

1 EA, Acoustic Modem Deck Box:

31. Shall be compatible with acoustic modem specs above.

32. Shall provide all the necessary surface equipment to allow communication with the subsurface acoustic modem and AUV specs above.

33. Shall be powered by Lithium-Ion battery.

34. Shall include 10 Meter Cable.

35. Shall include transducer.

1 EA, Training:

36. Vendor shall provide training on the use, operation, and maintenance of the equipment listed herein for 3 days and, at least 4 operators, in Fall River, MA.

1 EA, Side Scan Sonar:

37. Shall be fully integrated into AUV described above and capable of providing digital pictures of the seafloor/ water bottom.

38. Shall use CHIRP acoustic technology operating at 450 kHz.

39. Shall include field operational and desk software.

40. Shall have at least 75-meter range per channel.

41. Shall include GPS receiver, rigging shackle, DC power lead, mains power adaptor, and case.

42. Shall include a top box power interface.

i. Shall run on at least 90 VAC of power.

ii. Shall have USB cable interface to laptop.

iii. Shall have at least a six-way UTS female socket

43. Shall have Kevlar reinforce polyurethane integrated cable that is at least 20 meters long with a 5-way impulse connector.

44. Shall have at least a 0.8-degree horizontal beam with and 60-degree vertical beam width.

45. Shall have at least a 30 degree down tilt transducer angle.

46. Shall be no larger than 15 inches long by 5 inches wide by 4 inches high and no more than 5 lbs. allowing it to be portable.

47. Shall have a depth rating of at least 50 meters.

1 EA, Communications Package:

48. Shall include an Iridium-based communication package including transceiver and antenna.

49. Shall be integrated in AUV specs above.

1 EA, Underwater Navigation:

50. Shall be integrated into AUV above.

51. Shall have fiber-optic gyroscope technology.

52. Shall have distance traveled accuracy of at least .3%.

1 EA, Airtime Service:

53. Shall be compatible with Iridium data communications system provided with the AUV.

54. Shall provide for at least 1500 messages or 1-year whichever comes first via online service.

1 EA, Handheld Remote:

55. Shall be compatible with AUV above.

56. Shall be ruggedized and water resistant.

57. Shall have integrated GPS allowing for surface operations.

58. Shall have a 2.4 GHz band allowing a range of at least 300 meters.

1 EA, Spares Kit:

59. Shall include case for AUV above.

60. Shall include O-ring, hardware, grease, and anodes spares kit.

61. Shall include tail barrier seal maintenance kit, leak detection sensors, spare ballast weight, spare control fins, tools, and storage compartments.