Unmanned surface vessel

NTNU, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, purchased the USS Inception Mark 2 unmanned surface vessel (USV) from Swathe Services for hydrographic surveys, data acquisition in ports, harbors, lakes, rivers, and shallow coastal areas, equipped with advanced systems like R2Sonic 2020 multi-beam echo-sounder and SBG Ekinox2 inertial navigation. The robust aluminum USV supports remote control or autonomous operation to map lake and river sediment movement, aiding research on hydro-morphodynamic processes, floods, hydropower, and water resources management by NTNU's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. While listed as a defense contract, it aligns with NTNU's broader involvement in autonomous maritime technologies, including collaborations for mine countermeasures USVs and R&D with naval partners.