Monitoring USV BS12 GEN2

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Overview iBoat BS12 Gen2 is a next‑generation compact multifunctional marine surveying platform from Hi‑Target. It supports professional payloads such as the iBeam 8140S multibeam echosounder, ADCP, side‑scan sonar and water‑quality sensors. Designed for underwater topographic surveys, hydrological data acquisition and water‑quality inspection, it pairs with the Hi‑Survey Boat Android app to automate single‑beam, multibeam and ADCP data acquisition. The hull integrates a single‑beam echosounder, overall length is 1.05 m, and the power system supports single or dual hot‑swappable batteries.

Boat Control System

• Smart Auto Mode for waypoint and line following
• Onboard data storage and GNSS+SBES data merge
• SIM card slot for 4G connectivity and CORS
• GNSS + IMU for stable positioning

Android Software

• Smart planning of survey lines
• Automatic data collection (SBES, ADCP, MBES)
• Safety functions: Return, Obstacle avoidance, Hover
• 4G network connectivity and live camera view

Payload

• Maximum payload: 40 kg
• Supports dual‑frequency echo sounders
• Compatible with ADCPs (Hi‑Target and third‑party)
• Supports multibeam echosounders (e.g. iBeam 8140S)
• Supports water‑quality meters and additional sensors

Hardware highlights

• Overall length: 1050 mm (1.05 m)
• Weight: 29 kg (including one battery)
• Single/dual battery mode with hot‑swappable packs
• Battery endurance: >4 hours (one set: 4 h @ 1.5 m/s; standard supply with two sets)
• Double‑hulled design, IP67 rating
• Millimeter‑wave radar for obstacle avoidance (range 5–30 m)
• Anti‑tangle propeller; 2 × 1000 W brushless DC propellers
• Maximum speed: 6.5 m/s

Camera & Sensors

• Dual cameras providing simultaneous 360° imaging
• Built‑in single‑beam echosounder (standard)

Notes The platform is intended for autonomous and semi‑autonomous marine surveying workflows and integrates GNSS, IMU, echosounders and optional multibeam/ADCP/water‑quality sensors for consolidated data acquisition and processing.

Technical specifications

• Model designation (commercial): BS12 GEN2
• Hull dimensions (L × W × H): 1050 mm × 558 mm × 356 mm
• Length: 1050 mm
• Weight (single battery): 29 kg (including one battery)
• Maximum payload: 40 kg
• Sea state resistance: Sea state 2
• Draft: 110 mm
• Moon pool dimensions: 24 cm
• Camera: Dual cameras, simultaneous 360° imaging
• Anticollision sensor: Millimeter‑wave radar; range 5–30 m
• IP rating: IP67
• Propulsion: 2 × 1000 W brushless DC propellers
• Battery: 32.4 V, 24 Ah; supports single/dual mode; hot‑swappable
• Battery endurance: 1 set ≈ 4 hours @ 1.5 m/s; standard supply with two sets
• 4G network: SIM card slot for controller communication and CORS
• Maximum speed: 6.5 m/s
• Supported payload equipment: Dual‑frequency echo sounder, ADCP, multibeam echosounder, water‑quality meter
• Built‑in: single‑beam echosounder (standard)