Appendix-1
Plankton Investigatory Collaborating Autonomous Survey System Operon "PICASSO"
[Specification]
| Weight in the air | 200kg |
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| Dimension | 2m(L)×0.8m (W)×0.8m (H) |
| Maximum operation depth | 1,000 m |
| Speed | 2 knot (Maximum 3 knot) |
| Dive duration | 5~6 hours |
| Energy source | Lithium-ion battery |
| Operation mode | UROV/Autonomous (Autonomous mode is under developing) |
| Equipments | 2 forward/reverse thrusters (100w) 1 vertical thruster (100w) 1 thruster tilt unit 1 descent and 1 ascent ballast |
| Communication device | HDTV fiber optics (+Ethernet) Wireless LAN ARGOS |
| Nautical instrument | Gyroscope, Speed detector(DVL), Super Short Base Line System(SSBL) |
| Observation equipment | Depth meter Direction meter CTD-DO(device to measure salinity, temperature, depth and dissolved oxygen level) Fluorescent/Turbidity meter 4 NTSC video cameras 3 metal halide lights (35w) 1 LED light array (1w x 20) |
| Cable | Thin fiber-optic 6,000m |
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(1) Visual Plankton Recorder (VPR) (2) HDTV (broadcast station level) *Pick (1) or (2) at a time |
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