Product Overview

We have four pre-configured ecoSUB-Hydrocarbon Sniffer series vehicles, u5 Hydrocarbon Sniffer Lite, m5 Hydrocarbon Sniffer Lite, m5 Hydrocarbon Sniffer and m5 Hydrocarbon Sniffer+.  We provide pre-configured options for convenience only, ecoSUB users can define the payloads for any vehicle and make changes to the options below.  We are happy to provide integration work packages for new payloads as long as they meet sensible requirement for size, weight and power consumption. 

Our Hydrocarbon Sniffer series of ecoSUB AUVs are focused on providing detection and measurement of crude oil in water, principally to provide the offshore oil and gas community with low cost solutions for rapid and targeted data collection.  These vehicles are ideal for emergency response incidents where rapid environmental assessment and oil plume tracking is required.  Multiple ecoSUB-Hydrocarbon Sniffer AUVs can provide wide spatial resolution and timely data collection to inform decision makers. 

Standard payload:

  • Seabird Scientific SeaOWL UV-A Sea Oil-in-Water Locator
  • Valeport CT (conductivity & temperature)
  • Aanderaa DO sensor 4831F (dissolved oxygen)
  • Marine Sonic Technologies Sea Scan Echo Altimeter or Valeport VA500 OEM Altimeter

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​Optional:

  • Nano-modem
  • ​Water Linked DVL A-50

The ecoSUBm5-Hydrocarbon Sniffer+ provides users with the additional ability to measure dissolved oxygen (DO) saturation, useful in detecting dead zones where microbes consume oxygen whilst consuming oil.

ecoSUBm5-Hydrocarbon Sniffer+