Towed Vehicles Comparisons
| Chelsea has a vehicle to suit your needs and budgets | |||||
| Chelsea Technologies Group is the world's leading designer & manufacturer of towed oceanographic platforms. We can offer small portable systems for use from small research vessels or ships of opportunity to large, dedicated sysstems that are permanently installed on ocean goging research vessel. | |||||
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| Specification Comparisons: | NνShuttle | SeaSoar | AQUAshuttle III | ||
| Length: | 1.39m | 1.3m | 1.5m | ||
| Width: | 0.38m | 0.5m | 1.60m | ||
| Height: | 0.50m | 0.575m | 0.98m | ||
| Weight in Water: | 66kg | 72kg | 150kg | ||
| Towing Speed (knots) | 8 to 25 | 5 to 15 | 6.5 to 12 | ||
| Depth Range: (unfaired cable) | 0 to >120m | 0 to >160m | 0 to 500m | ||
| Depth Range: (faired cable) | 0 to 65m | 0 to 80m | 0 to 100m | ||
| Dive/Climb Speed | up to 1m/s | up to 2m/s | up to 3m/s | ||
| NνShuttle: Low cost, large payload vehicle which can be towed from research vessels & ships of opportunity at speeds of 5-15 knots, to operational depths of 150m. | SeaSoar: World's leading open ocean towed undulating vehicle capable of undulating from the surface to 500 metres at tow speeds of up to 12 knots. | AQUAshuttle III: Stable, highly robust, undulating vehicle, capable of tow speed from 8-25 knots. The vehicle will undulate from the surface to 120 metres. | |||