CATALYST AUV

Hydroid REMUS 6000 AUVs, #1 (Mary Ann) and #2 (Ginger)

LOA: 3.84 m Max diameter: .71 m Weight in air: 862 kg Max operating depth: 6000 m Endurance: Est. 22 hours (subject to speed and sensor configuration) Velocity range: Up to 2.6 m/s (5 knots), variable over range Navigation: LB, 7-10 kHz; upward-looking transducer, dead-reckoning with RDI ADCP (300 kHz; 600 kHz spares) and Kearfott INU Tracking: Dual emergency transponders, mission-abort ascent weight drop; Iridium; GPS Communication: Acoustic Modem; Iridium; 802.11B Wi-Fi Standard (matched) sensors: EdgeTech 120/410 kHz side-scan sonar Seabird SBE-37 CTD Wet-Labs BBD optical backscatter sensor Electronic still camera with strobe Additional (swappable) sensors: Edge Tech 230/540 kHz side-scan sonar Imagenex Delta-T 260 kHz multibeam profiling sonar Omni Technologies sub-bottom profiler

Contact
Dominique Rissolo Executive Director 858-228-7448 dominique@waittinstitute.org Michael Dessner Director of Operations 858-784-1167 mdessner @waittinstitute.org Waitt Institute 5786 La Jolla Blvd. La Jolla, CA 92037 waittinstitute.org

Launch and Recovery System (LARS)

Single LARS with stainless steel components and custom turntable; spares

Shipboard Operations and Maintenance Vans /20 ISO containers (2)

Acoustic ranging and communications systems Battery chargers (2) Operations computer AC; lighting; hoist; tools Vehicle carts and tracks Vehicle spares

Deep Ocean Transponders (DOTs)

10 moored navigation beacons with acoustic releases (typically 4 deployed per mission)

Data Analysis System

Ruggedized work stations (2) with 8 monitors 1 TB Hard drives (4) Printer and plotter