Micro AUV Hydrus Captures Shipwreck

3D Model

Hydrus, a revolution in underwater robotic technology, was recently sent to the treacherous depths of the Rottnest ship graveyard located in the Indian Ocean, just off the coast of Western Australia. Small enough to be deployed by a single person, Hydrus utilised its advanced navigation and communication sensors to capture 4K video and imagery simultaneously. Upon unloading its data, the team was ecstatic to discover Hydrus had spotted a 64-metre/210-foot shipwreck scattered across the seafloor.

Final data processing was performed in Agisoft Metashape, where a 3D mesh was reconstructed using Structure from Motion (SfM) photogrammetry.

The above 3D model shows the wreck captured by Hydrus. The results were shared with the Western Australian Museum and Curtin University HIVE for further processing and historical analysis. Read more here: https://bit.ly/Hydrus-shipwreck

• 60m depth
• 3000 images
• 2.5M faces