SubjuGator 8B
| Dry Weight: | 120 lbs | Thrusters: | T-200 Blue Robotics (x8) |
| Dimensions: | 15″ x 22″ x 30″ | Max Thrust: | 62 lbf static surge |
| Max Depth: | 150 feet | Navigation: | Teledyne DVL |
| Max Speed: | 2 m/s | Sensonar IMU | |
| Battery Life: | 2 hours | Cameras: | Point Grey Blackfly (x3) |
Leveraging 20 years of autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) development experience at the University of Florida, which has produced 7 prior individual platform designs, the SubjuGator family of AUVs has progressed to accommodate advances in sensors, computing, and mission requirements leading to the design of the current generation SubjuGator 8 vehicle.External design influences include commercially available underwater vehicles, which are generally factored into two broad classes: long range, slender, under-actuated vehicles and short range, precision movement, and fully-actuated vehicles[1]. SubjuGator 8 falls into the latter category, as it is designed for high performance maneuvering and manipulation missions.
UF’s eighth generation vehicle with the addition of the Blue View Sonar and a new upper stage with the battery pod moved higher, SubjuGator 8B, has competed in the 2018, 2019, 2020(virtually) & 2021(virtually) at RoboSub and will again be competing in the 202 RoboSub competition.
For additional information, please see our latest AUVSI Publication.
SubjuGator 8A
| Dry Weight: | 75 lbs | Thrusters: | Video Ray M5 (x8) |
| Dimensions: | 15″ x 22″ x 22″ | Max Thrust: | 62 lbf static surge |
| Max Depth: | 150 feet | Navigation: | Teledyne DVL |
| Max Speed: | 2 m/s | Sensonar IMU | |
| Battery Life: | 2 hours | Cameras: | Point Grey Blackfly (x3) |
UF’s eighth generation vehicle, SubjuGator 8, has competed in the 2015 and 2016 RoboSub Competitions and will again be competing in the 2017 RoboSub competition.
For additional information, please see our latest AUVSI Publication.