HUST USVs are unmanned surface vehicles developed by Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), and by end of 2021, two USVs have been revealed to be in service: [1][2][3]

HUSTER-12S

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HUSTER-12S is a small USV designed for surveying and patrol missions.[1][2][3][4] Standard onboard equipment includes differential GPS, inertial navigation system, various cameras.[1][4] HUSTER-12S can operate in either remote control or fully autonomous modes, and has been successfully deployed to demonstrate its swarm capability.[1][3][4] Specification:[1][4]

  • Length (m): 1.5
  • Displacement (t): 0.025
  • Propulsion: electric
  • Speed (kn): 20

HUSTER-68

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HUSTER-68 is the larger cousin of HUSTER-12S, and it is 6.8 meters long,[1][5] [6] [7] and like its smaller cousin HUSTER-68, it can operate in either remote control or fully autonomous modes.[1][2] With standard onboard equipment including laser radar, laser rangefinder, fibre-optic gyroscope, HUSTER-68 is designed for survey, patrol, surveillance and law enforcement missions.[1][2] HUSTER-68 is one of the few USV that is capable of launching and recovering UAVs.[8][9] Specification:[1][3]

  • Length (m): 6.8
  • Propulsion: Diesel with pump-jet
  • Speed (kn): 30
  • Endurance (nmi): 120

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Huazhong University of Science and Technology unmanned surface vehicles" (in Simplified Chinese). January 22, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Huazhong University of Science and Technology USVs" (in Simplified Chinese). January 24, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "HUST unmanned surface vehicles" (in Simplified Chinese). January 31, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d "HUSTER-12S unmanned surface vehicles" (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "HUSTER-68 unmanned surface vehicle" (PDF). May 15, 2019.
  6. ^ "HUSTER-68 USV". February 3, 2018.
  7. ^ "Chinese HUSTER-68" (in Simplified Chinese). May 16, 2018.
  8. ^ "HUSTER-68 USV carrying UAV" (in Simplified Chinese). January 25, 2019.
  9. ^ "HUSTER-68 carrying UAV" (in Simplified Chinese). January 25, 2021.