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The “Bathy-drone” for Underwater Survey and Mapping

By St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center February 2024 (approx.)
A drone flies above a lake towing a small white vessel over the water surface. The vessel is shown in the bottom left corner.
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Detailed Description

The University of Florida Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Research Program (UF UASRP) demonstrated on 4/26/2023 a lab-built prototype medium-lift (20 lb drone with 20 lb payload capacity) quadcopter autonomously towing a sonar vessel capable of independent control via rudder.

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Image courtesy of Tony Diaz, University of Florida. Used by permission.