Verified vehicle record · Current
HUGIN Superior
Kongsberg’s high-specification deep-water survey platform, configured for multi-sensor geophysical, hydrographic, environmental and defense missions.
Deep-ocean survey AUV6,000 mpublished maximum depth
Technical specifications
| Manufacturer | Kongsberg Discovery |
|---|---|
| Status | Current |
| Vehicle class | Deep-ocean survey AUV |
| Person-portable | No |
| Maximum operating depth | 6,000 m |
| Endurance | More than 72 hours |
| Range | Not published |
| Length | Not published |
| Diameter | Not published |
| Beam | Not published |
| Height | Not published |
| Weight | Not published |
| Speed | Not published |
| Power system | Swappable batteries |
| Navigation | Sunstone aided inertial navigation; DVL, GPS and USBL; terrain-referenced navigation |
| Communications | cNODE acoustic; UHF, Wi-Fi and Iridium at surface |
| Sensors & payloads | HISAS 1032 dual-receiver SAS, EM 2040 MkII multibeam, camera/laser, sub-bottom profiler, magnetometer and environmental sensors |
“Not published” means no value was found in the cited primary source selected for this record. It is not an estimate.