The document presents five essential tips for effective water quality monitoring using autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs), emphasizing the importance of choosing the right sensor, autonomy, integration, intuitive interfacing, and selecting experienced brands. Xylem, in partnership with Searobotics, introduces its latest ASV, the Hycat, which is designed for efficient and safe aquatic surveys and data collection. It highlights the growing significance of ASVs in addressing complex water-related challenges amidst increasing water scarcity and environmental issues.

1. 5 Tips for Better Water Monitoring:
Autonomous Surface Vehicles 101

2. Presenters
Kevin Simpson
Xylem
Director of Systems Engineering
Geoff Douglass
SeaRobotics
Product Development Manager
Robert Porrett
YSI, a Xylem brand
ISS Product Manager
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3. Agenda
5 tips for better water quality monitoring
1. Chose the right sensor for the job
2. Autonomy counts
3. Tight integration has a payoff
4. Intuitive interfacing
5. When selecting an Autonomous Surface Vehicle/sensor system
choose brands with the most experience
Autonomous Surface Vehicle 101
Introducing our newest ASV - HYCAT
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4. Company Overview
• Xylem is a leading global water technology provider made up of strong brands focused on Solving Water.
• More than 16,000 global employees
• Global footprint serving 150 countries
• We devote our technology, time and talent to advance the smarter use of water
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5. Company Overview
• Specialize in smart vessels that can be remotely or autonomously-operated
• Expertise in the conceptualization, design, and fabrication of complex remote sensing systems
• SeaRobotics is extending the reach of Unmanned Systems Technology.
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6. Benefits of ASVs (Autonomous Surface Vehicles)
Offshore Coastal/Inshore
• Streamlined work flow
• Increased survey efficiency
• Reduced operating cost
• Increase work safety
• Minimal environmental
impact
• Metocean data collection
• Force multiplier
• AUV/ROV husbandry
• Marine mammal monitoring
• Survey remote & limited
access areas
• Shallow water survey
• Minimize operating personnel
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7. Tip 1: Choose the Right Sensor for the Job
• GNSS
• Motion reference
• Data acquisition
• Post processing
• Interpretation
Survey Application Sensor Suits
General bathymetry ADCP/Single beam sonar/Side scan sonar
Cartography Multibeam/single beam sonar
Subsurface infrastructure inspection/
feature detection
Multibeam/Side scan sonar/ sub bottom
profiler/magnetometer
Above surface survey LiDAR/photogrammetry/video
Water quality Multiparameter sondes/samplers/current profilers
Volumetric discharge measurements Acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP)
Habitat mapping Any variation of those stated above
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8. Tip 2: Autonomy Counts
Situationalawareness
Surveyorconfidence
Surveyefficiency
Minimal requirement for oversight
with maximum situational awareness
Surveyor confidence
Set and forget: Complete
autonomous COLREGs
compliant survey w/o data
gaps (ITAR)
System redundancy, health
monitoring, collision/ grounding
avoidance, seamless integration with
acquisition software, auto line
generation, auto data quality
monitoring, auto alarms & actions
Simple waypoint navigation, limited
continuity with acquisition software,
limited fail safes
Mannedoperation
leastsituationalawareness
Fulltimemannedoversight
minimalfailsafes
Limitedmannedoversight
canreal-timepostprocess
No oversight
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9. Tip 3: Tight Integration has a Payoff
• Streamline survey logistics
• Provide out-of-the-box survey
solution
• Sensor installations are
optimized to collect best
possible data

10. Tip 4: Intuitive Interfacing
Single software package
• Streamlined workflow
• Enhanced user experience
• Enhanced situational awareness
Benefits in practice
• Predefined hardware setup
• Real time continuity between data
acquisition and vessel navigation
• Reduced screen requirement
Intuitive interfacing makes for intuitive surveying
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11. Tip 5: Choose Experienced Brands
When selecting an ASV/sensor system choose brands with the most experience
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12. USV 2.5
USV 3.6
USV 4.0
USV 5.7
HYCAT
WorkBoat 7.0 USV Conversion Kit
Choose Experienced Brands
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13. EXO Sonde
Big Picture
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14. Case Study Clinton Lake, IL
Nuclear Power
Plant
Launch Site
Thermal Outfall
Survey Area
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15. Mission
was 4:43
minutes
plus 1 hour
Park
Clinton Lake, IL
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16. Depth
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17. Temperature
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18. Dissolved Oxygen
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19. Chlorophyll Fluorescence
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20. Mission Log
Green Line = Actual Vehicle Route
Red Line = Planned Mission Route
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21. Case Study Two – Cardiff Bay
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22. Bathymetric Data
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23. Depth 3D
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24. Temperature
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25. Conductivity
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26. ASVs for River Discharge Measurements
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27. Velocity Profiling and Discharge Measurements
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28. Combined Vehicle Watershed Data Visualization
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29. Skeptical about automated solutions?
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• Autonomous vessels are the future
• Through innovation ASVs will continue to become a popular
workhorse platform
Intuitive and seamless Integration
• By leveraging a single on-board software package
• Xylem’s water quality, hydrological sensor and survey software expertise
in combination with our partner SeaRobotics a trusted name in ASV
development forms a best in class Autonomous Surface Vehicle solution.
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HYCAT – Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV)

31. HYCAT – Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV)
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Product Overview
• YSI and SeaRobotics Partnership
• 2 person portable and transportable via Pick-up
Truck / SUV
• Operates with Mature Autonomy
• Mechanically designed for seamless
integration of entire instrument payload
• Market Price is less than a Multi-Beam
Sonar based vehicles and ½ the
size/weight

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Product On-Board Sensor Interface and Visualization
HYCAT – Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV)

33. HYCAT Specifications
Specification Target Actual
LOA (in) 72 72
Beam (in) 36 36
Draft (in) 7 7
Weight (lb) 120 115.5
Max Speed (kts) 5 8.0
Endurance (hrs)
@ 2 Knots 6 8.5
@ 3 knots 4 6.0
@ 4 knots 2 2.8

34. 5 tips for better water quality monitoring
 Chose the right sensor for the job
 Autonomy Counts
 Tight integration has a payoff
 Intuitive Interfacing
 When selecting an Autonomous Surface
Vehicle/sensor system choose brands with
the most experience
HYCAT Advantage
Survey Application Sensor Suits
 General bathymetry ADCP/Single beam sonar/Side scan sonar
 Cartography Multibeam/single beam sonar
 Subsurface infrastructure inspection/
feature detection
Multibeam/Side scan sonar/sub bottom
profiler/magnetometer
Above surface survey LiDAR/photogrammetry/video
 Water quality Multiparameter sondes/samplers/current profilers
 Volumetric discharge measurements Acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP)
 Habitat mapping Any variation of those stated above

35. Water is the challenge that will define
the 21st century.
The issues surrounding water are
complex, urgent and interrelated:
• Water scarcity
• Environmental issues
• Aging infrastructure
• Population growth
• Urbanization
• Energy consumption
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Xylem, in partnership with SeaRobotics, has the size, scope and focus to address all
your autonomous water monitoring vehicle needs.
Future of ASV technology

36. Questions?
For More Information Visit:
YSI.com/HYCAT
Searobotics.com
Hypack.com
Or contact us at
435.753.2212
info@ysi.com