EXOSUIT ADS

Preliminary specifications

General:

• 1000 Foot depth rated
• A536 Aluminum Alloy
• Weight 500-600 LBS depending on config

Life support:

• 2 Redundant oxygen systems, total capacity 50 hours
• 50 hour Carbon Dioxide scrubber

- Back up battery with automatic change over on power failure

- Lung powered scrubber back-up

Propulsion:

• 4 x 1.6 HP thrusters (expandable to 8)
• Direct drive, magnetically coupled thrusters

- Quiet operation
- Responsive (quick windup)

Telemetry/Control System:

• Distributed control system (Omron PLC) allows for uninterrupted operation in case of telemetry failure
• Gigabit Ethernet over Fiber optic

- Network attached High definition camera
- Network attached Imagenex 852 SONAR
- Easy integration of IP and POE (Power Over Ethernet) devices

• Remote (topside) control of: thrusters, thruster trim, lights and tooling

- Lightens pilot workload

• AMS (Atmospheric Monitoring System)

- Real time monitoring topside of cabin pressure and Oxygen %
- Lightens pilot workload
- Enhances safety

Communication:

• Full duplex intercom – over copper

- 6 intercom stations (pilot +5)
- Highly reliable
- No subsea power required
- Excellent voice quality (low noise)
- Aux In and Out jacks (topside)

• IP intercom out

- Allows audio to be recorded synchronously with project video

• Acoustic thru water communications

- Backup in case of hardwire communications failure
- Compatible with communications hardware use commonly by manned submersibles

Umbilical:

• 1250 feet long nominal
• OD 0.980” nominal
• Minimum bend radius 27”
• Breaking strength 7200lbs
• Neutrally buoyant

Power Requirement:

• 208-240 3 phase, 50 A, 50-60 HZ

Emergency Equipment:

• Umbilical jettison capability
• Thruster jettison capability
• Emergency battery

- Powers thru water comms, O2 analyzer and carbon dioxide scrubber

Ancillary Equipment:

• HD camera, H.264 (Blu-Ray Codec) camera
• SONAR

- Imagenex miniature 852 scanning sonar

• Newtsun LED lights

- 2 x 150 W LED lights
- 9,600 lumens (each)

• For comparison - a 250W quartz lamp produces 3,500 lumens

- 4500 deg K (cool white)

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