Other FarCo products related to underwater vehicles:
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The underwater sensor fusion system in the VIPER AUV is also available as a separate stand-alone system that provides high-accuracy GPS-independent navigation for manned/unmanned applications.
The navigation system is available as a compact package (based on our dual-processor autopilot system ) or as a two-board system including a quad-core single board computer that supports integration of a wide variety of additional sensor payloads including multibeam imaging sonars and underwater cameras.
- FarCo's autopilot systems support a wide range of unmanned vehicles.
Depending on the size and sensor interfacing requirements of a specific AUV,
any of our range of single-processor, dual-processor, or multi-processor autopilot systems can be utilized.
The inner-loop control structures on the autopilots are configurable to support a wide range of AUV actuator configurations (including multiple thruster and fin configurations).
- FarCo is also developing a biomimetic autonomous underwater vehicle, RayBot , inspired by the electric ray.