Supply of Autonomous Surface Vessel to University of Southampton
University of Southampton · Awarded contract
AwardedSupply of Autonomous Surface Vessel to University of Southampton
Awarded 05 Dec 2016
Awarded05 Dec 2016
Value£59,776.00
SupplierAutonomous Surface Vehicles Ltd
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 9y 7mo ago4mo term
Awarded 5 Dec 2016Expired 30 Mar 2017
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The University of Southampton awarded a contract to Autonomous Surface Vehicles Ltd for the provision of one or more autonomous surface vessels to serve as a general test bed for engineering research in autonomous behaviours, collision avoidance, navigational planning, fault tolerance and system reliability analysis, multi-dimensional communication with sub-surface and above-surface assets, and bespoke sensor package development and evaluation.
The vessels will also support scientific research including high-grade surveys of littoral, river and estuary regions, seabed and above-water feature mapping, and bathymetry.
The contract value was £59,776.
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