iBoat BS12 USV

Description

The iBoat BS12 Multi-Function USV is a next-generation autonomous surface vessel designed to redefine efficiency, precision, and reliability in hydrographic surveying and environmental monitoring. Powered by an advanced Android control system, the BS12 combines cutting-edge engineering with intelligent navigation features, making it ideal for bathymetric mapping, current profiling, water quality assessment, structure inspection, and scientific research.

Crafted with a sleek carbon fiber and Kevlar hull, the BS12 offers exceptional durability, corrosion resistance, and lightweight maneuverability. This robust structure ensures long-term use in both freshwater and coastal environments while maintaining excellent stability in the face of waves and wind. Engineered using modern CFD technology, the hull minimizes drag, enhances balance, and supports mission execution even in challenging water conditions.

The BS12 integrates a millimeter-wave radar, 360° omnidirectional camera, and sub-meter GNSS+IMU navigation, enabling precise obstacle detection, real-time situational awareness, and improved positioning even when satellite signals are weak. Its intelligent IMU module compensates for motion and provides accurate heading information, ensuring dependable navigation during complex missions.

Equipped to support a wide range of scientific instruments—including ADCP, dual-frequency echo sounders, side-scan sonar, water quality sensors, and water samplers—the iBoat BS12 delivers unmatched versatility for hydrographic, environmental, and industrial applications. Both GNSS and bathymetry data streams can be integrated to enhance ADCP and SSS performance, producing more accurate and reliable measurement results.

The advanced boat control system offers trajectory tracking, adaptive hover, mission planning, automated routing, and real-time vessel monitoring, all powered through the Hi-Survey Boat Android app or long-range 4G connectivity. Operators can control the vessel up to 1.3km via 2.4GHz or enjoy unlimited range through 4G, ensuring seamless operations across lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and near-shore environments.

With a top speed of 6 m/s and dual brushless propellers, the BS12 delivers powerful thrust, responsive steering, and efficient energy consumption. Its high-capacity battery supports long-duration missions, offering up to 4.5 hours per battery (two-battery configuration available). Safety features include collision warnings, shallow water alerts, and radar-based obstacle detection, ensuring secure autonomous operations.

The BS12 integrates perfectly with HiMAX (Windows) for bathymetric post-processing, correction, and data exporting, making it an end-to-end solution for professional hydrographic workflows.

For hydrology teams, marine surveyors, environmental agencies, construction engineers, and scientific researchers, the iBoat BS12 USV offers the reliability, intelligence, and flexibility needed to achieve high-precision results in every aquatic survey mission.