With the introduction of the Falcon in May 2002 the company was to bring the knowledge and experience it had developed in this most demanding environment to other users requiring the professional capability and reliability associated with Seaeye ROVs, but in a portable package built to a tighter budget. The arrival of Falcon introduced a number of interesting innovations in an ROV of this size and price range including the replacement of the ROV electronics pod with a distributed intelligence control system, and new high torque magnetically coupled brushless DC thrusters.
Today, Falcon customers include several NATO navies, the Russian, Chinese, Rumanian and New Zealand Navies as well as Special Forces in the Middle East. The ease with which tools and sensors can be added to this modern open frame vehicle without upsetting its performance and stability has also found favour with scientists, environmental groups, civil engineers and deep penetration internal tunnel surveyors.
Features
300 metre depth rating, 16 kilo payload
Max 450 metre umbilical (1100 metres with F2 Fibre Optic Pack)
Magnetically coupled brushless DC thrusters with velocity feedback loop
4 Vectored and 1 vertical thruster
50 kgf thrust with 1:1 power to weight ratio
Distributed intelligence control system
Integral system diagnostics
High resolution colour camera on 180° Tilt Platform
Variable intensity 150 watts of lighting
Auto heading, depth, compass and rate gyro
Portable surface control system with video overlay and daylight readable display
Low drag umbilical
Single phase A/C power input - auto selecting universal 100-270 VAC at 2.8 kW
Additional Falcon DR features
1000 m depth rating
1100 m umbilical length with 14 mm diameter umbilical - longer options available with custom umbilicals
Tilting variable intensity lights linked to camera tilt mechanism
F2 fibre optic data and video transmission system
Specifications
Vehicle Specifications
Seaeye Falcon
Seaeye Falcon DR
Maximum Working Depth
300 msw
1000 msw
Length
1000 mm
1055 mm
Height
500 mm
635 mm
Width
600 mm
600 mm
Launch Weight
50 kg (62 kg with additional buoyancy module)
100 kg
Forward Speed
> 3 knots
> 3 knots
Thrust Forward
50 kgf
50 kgf
Thrust Lateral
28 kgf
28 kgf
Thrust Vertical
13 kgf
13 kgf
Payload
4 kg (16 kg with additional buoyancy module)
15 kg
Options
For the full range of options and accessories click here.
