The OSIL MiniBAT FC60 is an extremely lightweight, remotely controlled towed instrumentation platform designed for use with a wide variety of data collection instruments. It provides an extremely flexible profiling system for use in estuaries, lakes, rivers, and coastal areas. MiniBAT is easily deployed by 1 person from virtually any size of vessel and performs at a user set depth below the surface, above the seabed or in an undulating pattern between 2 depths down to 60 m. Suggested towing speeds are in the range of 1 - 10 Kts, typical speeds are 4 - 6Kts for the average field survey.

Features:

Flexible mounting of existing instrumentation

Easy towing with a 5 to 10 meter power boat

Power -12 V DC battery or 120/240 V line

Operational depth -surface to 60 meters

GPS data recorded (Optional)

Remote undulation control by computer

Profiling speeds of up to 10 knots

Direct depth measurement

Auto bottom following and avoidance

Basic depth stability: < 1 meter graphical display of flight path