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it can be very difficult to right itself.
Many vehicles solve this problem by
having a deep keel often lying a metre
or two below bottom of the hull, well
below the hull’s centre of buoyancy.
The DataXplorer, however, uses a
patented self-righting system. While it
does have a keel, it is much smaller
than many other vessels , providing it
with a draft of only 0.5m making the
vessel very useful in shallow waters.
The solar panels generate 348W of
energy and these feed 3.5kWh lithium
ion batteries (expandable up to 17.5
kWh). In total, the weight is 143 kg or
204 kg with max battery capacity.
Propulsion is provided by a 1.1KW
electric motor to give a cruising speed
of 2kts and a maximum speed of 6kts.
In total, it has a range of 100nm at
cruising speed without additional solar
input (500 nm with max optional
batteries).
A key feature of the vessel is its large
payload of up to 50 kgs or 43lit.
“The DataXplorer is equipped with AI-
powered detection systems that use
custom algorithms to identify non-AIS
vessels and track objects on the ocean
surface, said Julie Angus, CEP and Co-
Founder.
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