ME120
Autonomous USV Platform for Hydrographic Survey & Water Quality Monitoring & Multi-Payload Operations
ME120 USV | Multi - Payload USV for Inland, Harbor and Nearshore Waters
The OceanAlpha ME120 is a modular catamaran USV platform designed for hydrographic survey, water quality monitoring and multi-payload operations in rivers, lakes, reservoirs, harbors and nearshore waters.
With a stable carbon-fiber catamaran hull, 60 kg payload capacity, 0.45 m shallow draft, dual electric thrusters and flexible integration interfaces, ME120 enables survey teams to complete shallow-water and nearshore missions with higher safety, better efficiency and reduced field operation costs.
Typical Payload Options
Compact Multibeam Echo Sounder·
Single Beam Echo Sounder
RTK GNSS Receiver
INS / MRU
Multi-Parameter Water Quality Probe
Imaging Sonar
Side Scan Sonar
Sound Velocity Sensor
Industrial PC and Data Acquisition System
Current profiler / ADCP as an optional hydrology payload when required by the project
Typical Applications
Hydrographic Survey
ME120 can be integrated with single beam or compact multibeam echo sounders for bathymetric survey in rivers, lakes, reservoirs, harbors and construction sites. Survey lines can be planned in OceanAlpha USV control software or prepared through third-party hydrographic software workflows.
Water Quality Monitoring
ME120 can be equipped with multi-parameter water quality probes for autonomous monitoring of temperature, conductivity, pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, chlorophyll, blue-green algae and other parameters depending on the selected sensor package.
Underwater Inspection
With imaging sonar or scanning sonar payloads, ME120 can support inspection tasks around bridges, ports, reservoirs, intake structures, dams and underwater infrastructure.
Environmental and Water Conservancy Projects
ME120 is suitable for water conservancy departments, environmental monitoring agencies, survey companies, research institutes and engineering contractors that need a flexible unmanned platform for repeated survey and monitoring work.
ME120 Core Features
Steady catamaran hull platform and low vibration electric propulsion provides great stability in survey
Rugged and robust design Carbon fiber hull , Anticorrosion and no pollution to water.
Big space for equipment installation, 60Kg payload.
Environment friendly energy, high capacity lithium polymer battery and powerful motor.
Environment friendly energy, high capacity lithium polymer battery and powerful motor.
Detachable design for quick transport and deployment.
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SL20 USV Conducts Bathymetric Survey of Three Plateau Glacial Lakes in Tibet
The SL20 USV allowed the team to gather critical hydrographic data in one of the world’s most challenging survey environments while maintaining safety and operational efficiency.