Compact foldable catamaran USV for automated bathymetric survey, infrastructure inspection, environmental monitoring, search and rescue, and cooperative AUV support.
Sonobot 5 USV is a compact dual-use uncrewed surface vehicle developed by EvoLogics in Germany. The foldable catamaran platform is designed for automated hydrographic surveys, bathymetric mapping, infrastructure inspection, environmental monitoring, search and rescue support, hazard detection, and cooperative missions with divers or AUVs through optional USBL gateway equipment. EvoLogics describes the vehicle as deployable by a single operator, assembled without tools, and suitable for inland and coastal waters. Published specifications captured for this entry include 1.3 m length, operating range over 30 km at 1 m/s, up to nine hours of endurance with one battery pack, survey speeds of 0.5-1.5 m/s, and maximum speed of 5 m/s depending on configuration. Sensor options include single-beam echosounder, multibeam sonar, side-scan sonar, forward-looking sonar, cameras, GNSS/RTK positioning, and AI-supported object recognition.
Peran Utama
hydrographic surveybathymetric mappinginfrastructure inspectionenvironmental monitoringsearch and rescuemobile acoustic gatewayhazard detection
Catatan
Official EvoLogics material describes Sonobot 5 as a compact, single-operator, foldable catamaran USV for inland and coastal waters with supervised autonomous waypoint-grid operation, manual remote control, redundant wireless communications, seawater-resistant construction, and up to nine hours of endurance. Public EvoLogics datasheet material lists 1.3 m length, 0.92 m width, 0.805 m height, 0.12 m draft, less than 27 kg vehicle weight depending on configuration, operating range over 30 km at 1 m/s, survey speed 0.5-1.5 m/s, and maximum speed 5 m/s depending on configuration.
Spesifikasi Teknis
Panjang
1.3 m
Jangkauan
30 km
Daya Tahan
up to 9 hours with one battery pack, depending on configuration
Kecepatan
Survey speed 0.5-1.5 m/s; maximum speed 5 m/s depending on configuration
Muatan
Configurable sonar and sensor payloads including single-beam echosounder, multibeam sonar, side-scan sonar, forward-looking sonar, cameras, GNSS/RTK, and optional USBL gateway equipment
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has signed a contract with BUVI Scandinavia AB to deliver EvoLogics’ unmanned surface vessel Sonobot 5 to the Swedish Armed Forces. The vessel will primarily be used within the field engine…
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has signed a contract with BUVI Scandinavia AB to deliver EvoLogic's unmanned surface vehicle Sonobot 5 to the Swedish Armed Forces. The vehicle will primarily be used in the field work are…
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has awarded a contract to BUVI Scandinavia AB for the delivery of EvoLogics Sonobot 5 unmanned surface vessels (USVs) to the Swedish Armed Forces. The post Sweden orders uncrewed surface ve…