Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)  Hoskin Scientific
                     AUTONOMOUS 
UNDERWATER 
VEHICLE (AUV)
HTTPS://HOSKIN.CA/
OVERVIEW
YSI Integrated Systems & Services partnered with Ocean 
Server Technology to combine the Iver3 Autonomous 
Underwater Vehicle and the YSI EXO water quality system 
to create the i3XO AUV. The i3XO is the combination of the 
latest in water quality and AUV’s combined into one robust 
monitoring platform.
The i3XO AUV wil l  provide high resolution water quality 
data, side scan sonar imaging, downward looking current 
profi ling, and bathymetric surveying. Used by government 
agencies, mil itary, universities, contractors, and private 
organizations, the versati l ity of the i3XO is perfect for al l 
your monitoring requirements.

Features
• ONE PERSON DEPLOYABLE SYSTEM
• INTUITIVE POINT AND CLICK MISSION PLANNING (USER DEFINED 
OR PREDEFINED PATTERNS)
• GEO-REFERENCED DATA
• *UP TO 8 WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS (*4 SENSOR PORTS – 
USING EXO1 MULTIPARAMETER SONDE)
• BOTTOM MAPPING AND WATER COLUMN PROFILING
• OPERATING DEPTH OF UP TO 100 METERS
• COMPLETE WIDE-AREA SURVEYS WITHOUT THE USE OF A BOAT
Specifications:
• INTEL DUAL CORE 1.6 GHZ N2600 PROCESSOR WITH MS WINDOWS EMBEDDED; UP TO 512 GB SOLID STATE DRIVE FOR DATA 
STORAGE, UP TO 512 GB SOLID STATE DRIVE FOR DATA STORAGE
• COMMUNICATIONS; SURFACE: 2.4 GHZ TELEMETRY RADIO FOR HANDHELD REMOTE; AND/OR IRIDIUM WITH CLOUD BASED 
TRACKING SOFTWARE. WIRELESS 802.11G ETHERNET STANDARD
• NAVIGATION; SURFACE: GPS (WAAS CORRECTED). SUBSURFACE: RDI DOPPLER VELOCITY LOG(DVL) DOWNWARD LOOKING, 
81M RANGE, DEPTH SENSOR AND CORRECTED COMPASS
• 48V SERVO CONTROLLED DC MOTOR WITH 3-BLADE CAST BRONZE PROPELLER
• CHARGING VIA A 24V EXTERNAL CONNECTOR WITH USB 2.0 SUPPORTS
• FOUR INDEPENDENT CONTROL PLANES (PITCH/ YAW FINS)
• 60-85” L X 5.8” DIA, 59-85LBS WEIGHT
• RUGGED, LIGHTWEIGHT CARBON FIBER AND MARINE GRADE ALUMINUM
• BOW INTEGRATED EXO WATER QUALITY SYSTEM AND FORWARD OBJECT AVOIDANCE SENSOR
• SIDE SCAN SONAR; SINGLE FREQUENCY 450KHZ
• BUILT-IN MOISTURE DETECTORS
• LI-LON BATTERIES, 800 WHRS, OPTIONAL SPARE TAIL SECTION WITH ADDITIONAL BATTERY PACK
• 1-4 KNOTS SPEED RANGE, 100 METER DEPTH RATING
• 8-10 HOURS OPERATING TIME AT 2.5 KNOTS
• NAVIGATION LIGHTS, WITH IR AND VISIBLE LED’S (PROGRAMMABLE STROBE)
CONTACT US
800-665-5871
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