At K2sea, we develop solutions for the automation of surface vessels control and offer specialized devices, sensors and components for unmanned vessels and other automated systems. We carefully select them so that they meet the highest quality standards, while being intuitive and practical to use. We also provide operator and expert services in the selection of equipment, control, maintenance and operation of manned and unmanned vessels and related training.
Services
Emergency power systems and alternative energy sources
Voltage converters, energy management in emergency power systems, batteries, solar sets and accessories, professionally selected to meet the customer’s needs.
Dredging monitoring
A comprehensive offer for dredgers and dredgers, ensuring the possibility of monitoring the dredging based on the Hydromagic Dredging software.
GPS RTK positioning
Devices and accessories for precise RTK positioning for agricultural machines, as well as autonomous and remote-controlled vehicles and units.
Antijamming – the GPS signal protection
Protecting the GPS signal against intentional jamming based on OtoSphere devices will ensure the safe positioning of a vehicle, drone or vessel.
K2sea jest polskim przedstawicielem
USV in GDYNIA HARBOUR
A harbor area for sure can be the natural habitat of an unmanned surface vessel. Small size, supervision by an experienced operator and redundant communication and stopping systems guarantee safe operation without affecting the current port operations. The electric drive and low energy consumption enable a real reduction in work emission. Automatic tracking of the planned route ensures precision and repeatability of measurements, unattainable with manual control.
We conducted a demonstration of the use of USV mKurs in the port area, combined with the acquisition of bathymetric data, in the waters of the Port of Gdynia Authority S.A., which is so open to innovations.
The USV is equipped with a Winghead i80s multibeam echosounder from NORBIT Subsea. Stabilization of 1024 beams in three planes makes it possible to achieve unprecedented quality of the generated seabed digital model.
Surveying solutions for mining
A small, hard-to-reach reservoir, no possibility of launching a classic survey vessel, and the urgent need to make quick decisions based on detailed information about the shape of the bottom.
ASV mKurs equipped with a multi-beam echosounder is a tool for quick and precise situation assessment, by a generation of a detailed, high-resolution digital model of the bottom of the exploited reservoir.
The presented survey data are the result of a survey conducted for one of the largest Polish enterprises producing construction aggregates, done by GEOINGS POLSKA team using the #mKurs unmanned survey vessel by K2sea.
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ASV mKurs delivered for the Office of Inland Navigation in Szczecin
In the last weeks of the year, we delivered the ASV mKurs for the Office of Inland Navigation in Szczecin as a part of a contract to build, equip and deliver a portable autonomous surface vessel intended for hydrographic research on inland waterways.
The mKurs was delivered with a wide range of equipment, including NORBIT iLidar, a GNSS RTK positioning system, a BathyLogger dual-frequency single-beam echosounder and a remotely controlled SVP winch, dedicated to AML sound velocity profilers. We have also adapted the unit to mount all elements of the NORBIT iWBMS multibeam echosounder system. At the customer’s request, we provided a homologated launching trailer and a high-class transport box, ensuring safe movement and storage of the ASV.
The mKurs was provided to the Office’s surveying team as a part of the project “Portable autonomous surface vessel intended for hydrographic research in inland waterways as a tool to counteract extraordinary environmental threats for the Inland Navigation Office in Szczecin”, co-financed by the Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management in Szczecin.
More information about the Office can be found here: https://www.szczecin.uzs.gov.pl/.
Next ASV mKurs in use
ASV mKurs is operated by Szczecin-based engineering and hydrographic company ‘MATPOL Inżynieria Hydrotechniczna’. In October, MATPOL representatives could be met in Gdańsk at the BALTEXPO fair, where they presented their capabilities of hydrographic surveying, including the capabilities related to the new equipment base.
ASV mKurs was built at the request of MATPOL as part of the project “Purchase of innovative equipment in the field of underwater works, research and hydrographic wsurveying”, co-financed by the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014-2021. The unit was delivered in an equipment version enabling integration with all models of multi-beam echosounders used by the ordering party, a remotely controlled, programmable SVP winch, computer equipment for platform control and measurement data acquisition, a launching trolley and a set of accessories.
Zespół pomiarowy firmy został przeszkolony z użycia platformy. Szkolenie obejmowało budowę USV, architekturę komunikacyjną i elektryczną, przygotowanie pojazdu do misji, mobilizacja urządzeń pomiarowych, manualne sterowanie USV, planowanie trasy, prowadzenie misji we wszystkich trybach łączności, kontrolę USV i MBES w oprogramowaniu zintegrowanym, obserwację i analiza sytuacji wokół jednostki, zasady bezpieczeństwa operatorów i sprzętu oraz czynności konserwacyjne. Uczestnicy uzyskali certyfikaty ukończenia kursu operatora bezzałogowego pojazdu nawodnego mKurs.
The team of surveyors has been trained in the use of the platform. The training included the theoretical knowledge about the construction of the USV, communication and electrical architecture, as well as practical training in preparation of the vehicle for the mission, mobilization of measuring devices, manual control of the USV, route planning, conducting the mission in all communication modes, USV and MBES control in the integrated software, observation and analysis of the situation around the vessel, safety rules for operators and maintenance activities. Participants received certificates of completion of the mKurs unmanned surface vessel operator training.
More information about MATPOL surveying activities on the company website: https://www.prace-podwodne.pl/norway-grants/realizacja/31-prace-pomiarowe
USV or ASV? Autonomy in hydrographic surveying.
Uncrewed or autonomous? USV or ASV?
mKurs is a surface vessel operating without a human on board – it is undoubtedly uncrewed. We talk about autonomy when a vessel “independently” decides about its behavior based on its own “assessment of the situation.” This may be the measurement of specific operating parameters, based on which the ASV modifies its operation, the detection of nearby objects, or the environmental measurement, for example hydrometeorological parameters. In the case of conducting a bathymetric survey, these will be the parameters of the survey implementation, in particular the current multibeam echosounder data coverage, which translates into planning the next profile. The unmanned mKurs integrated with the data acquisition software of the multibeam echosounder system becomes an ASV.
mKurs compatible with data acquisition programs
The architecture of the mKurs control system enables its seamless integration with hydrographic data acquisition software. The mKurs control system is compatible with NORBIT DCT data acquisition software, allowing you to enjoy excellent quality bathymetric data when your uncrewed unit conducts the survey autonomously. Define the first profile and the final boundary of the survey, and your hydrographic system will plan the remaining profiles, building the DTM in accordance with your assumptions. See how simple it is.
We carried out a demonstration survey in cooperation with NORBIT, installing the highest quality iWBMS multibeam echosounder at mKurs. NORBIT DCT allows you to conduct all data acquisition from one mobile device or computer anywhere in the world. Find the measurement system best suited to your needs by going to https://norbit.com/subsea/products/ and learn more about ASV mKurs: https://k2sea.pl/mkurs/.
SVP remote winch on mKurs
We have equipped mKurs, a compact USV produced by K2sea, with a remotely controlled winch, enabling automated measurement of the sound speed profile in water. Remotely connecting to the SVP on the surface allows for immediate profile loading. Your measurements have never been so easy.
Next cutter dredger equipped with Hydromagic Dredging system
We have equipped another cutter dredger exploiting deposits in the Racibórz retention reservoir with a system for monitoring the dredging process. We are proud to support the operators in their effective work in the reservoir area. The mining monitoring system uses precise Advanced Navigation positioning systems and professional software from Hydromagic – Eye4Software B.V. in order to create a real-time map of deposit exploitation, significantly increasing the efficiency and control over the extraction process.
SVP profilers in K2sea
We take the support of your hydrographic measurements to the next level! From now on, USVs from our pool will be equipped with the AML Oceanographic sound speed profiler, and the remotely controlled, automatic SVP winch will became the standard equipment on all of our subsequent USVs!
More details coming soon!
USV mKurs
Uncrewed Surface Vessel for hydrographic surveying, designed and made in Poland.
First complete bathymetric survey of the Emerald Lake, Szczecin, Poland
The area around Emerald Lake is currently a popular place to relax among the inhabitants of Szczecin. It wasn’t always like that. Until 1925, there was an excavation of an intensively exploited marl mine, which supplied raw material to the nearby cement factory called Stern, owned by the Toepffer family. However, in search of the precious rock, the miners went too deep. On July 16, 1925, in the southern escarpment of the excavation, they uncovered an aquifer layer of permeable sand. The excavation was quickly flooded. People managed to evacuate, but there was not enough time to save the equipment. All of it, including the route of the railway and tunnels leading to the inside of the escarpment, to buildings whose purpose we do not know today – all this disappeared under the surface of the water. What has been excavated and what has been hidden in the murky waters of the lake for nearly a hundred years of its existence? What secrets does Szczecin’s Emerald Lake hide?
Today, exploration by divers is not easy due to the low transparency of the water and the large number of tree crowns sliding down from the escarpments surrounding the basin. No one knows what potential danger the remains of mining infrastructure may pose to divers.
The development of a complete bathymetric map of the Emerald Lake is a challenge that no one has undertaken so far. Using the Uncrewed Surface Vessel mKurs from K2sea, equipped with the highest-class Norbit Subsea multibeam echosounder, Geo Ingenieurservice hydrographers working remotely conducted a complete bathymetric survey of the entire lake basin.
Results – coming soon!
The entire team working on Emerald Lake sends greetings and thanks to the members of the Szczecin Exploration Association for a wealth of valuable information about the history and surroundings of the lake. And for excellent hot tea, invaluable in January conditions!
mKurs testing in winter conditions
At the end of 2022 we were busy with the last integration tests of the USV mKurs and the multi-beam sonar system. Quite a lot of waves for the Bay of Puck, strong wind, icy hull and short day created perfect conditions for testing.
mKurs is a compact, very versatile, small unmanned survface vessel, with surprisingly high seaworthiness for its dimensions, prepared to conduct various types of surveys on the water, in particular bathymetric measurements. Its design allows the installation of various measuring devices, including multi-beam echo sounders. Its excellent shape stability guarantees high quality of measurement work results.
Read more here: mKurs by K2sea – K2sea
Unmanned Marine Solutions
Precise positioning, steering, power supply, automation of unmanned surface vessels processes, uncreved operations.
Hydromagic Dredging monitoring and control system introduced into the bucket ladder dredger
We have implemented a positioning and excavation control system on a bucket ladder dredger – the largest and most efficient machine deepening the reservoir on the Wisłok River in Rzeszów.
Bucket ladder dredger
The bucket ladder dredger is an impressive, over 30-meter-long machine that extracts the spoil from the bottom of the reservoir with significant efficiency. It is the basis of a complex engineering project which is the restoration of the retention and recreational functions of the part of the Wisłok River in Rzeszów, Poland. Precise positioning and control of the machine’s location in the place where the excavated material is extracted is the basis for its effective operation.
Hydromagic Dredging and necessary sensors
Professional Hydromagic Dredging software visualizes in real time and records data from sensors placed on the excavator, giving the operator information about the current location of the machine and the area where the assumptions for aggregate extraction have already been implemented. This minimizes unnecessary movements of the excavator, reduces the risk of skipping a part of the area to which return is technically difficult and expensive, and significantly increases the efficiency of the operation, which translates into a reduction in the costs of using the machine. The Hydromagic Dredging system can be configured for various types of dredgers. We have implemented a similar system on a cutter dredger operated in the same body of water.
K2sea offer for dredgers and floating excavators
K2sea offers a comprehensive system for work monitoring of dredgers and excavators, based on the Eye4Software Hydromagic Dredging software. It provides real-time insight into operating parameters and dredging status. It can be a separate product or an extension of the Hydromagic Survey version. Hydromagic tools enable gridding of collected data, creation of a digital terrain model and its export; real-time determination of the tide according to RTK measurements, conversion of cartographic projections and many other options for data analysis and reporting. Hydromagic is a product of the Dutch company Eye4Software, recognized for their bathymetric data collection software widely used in hydrography, also on unmanned vessels.
Services for dredgers
A comprehensive system for positioning and dredging monitoring.
Emergency power systems and alternative energy sources
Voltage converters, energy management in emergency power systems, batteries, solar sets and accessories, professionally selected to meet the customer’s needs.
Dredging monitoring
A comprehensive offer for dredgers and dredgers, ensuring the possibility of monitoring the dredging based on the Hydromagic Dredging software.
GPS RTK positioning
Devices and accessories for precise RTK positioning for agricultural machines, as well as autonomous and remote-controlled vehicles and units.
Antijamming – the GPS signal protection
Protecting the GPS signal against intentional jamming based on OtoSphere devices will ensure the safe positioning of a vehicle, drone or vessel.
Hydromagic Dredging operational on a dredger on the Wislok river
Hydromagic Dredging software supports dredging operators working on the Wislok reservoir in Rzeszów. The computer system with precise sensors provides information about the dredger’s performance.
Working on the Wislok
Dredging on the reservoir is a complex engineering project aimed at turning the area over its retention functions in the event of a flood and making it an attractive point on the map of the city of Rzeszów. The dredging process visualization system, based on the Hydromagic Dredging software, has been implemented there by K2sea on the cutter dredger operating in the area. It increases the efficiency of work by providing operators with the necessary data on the sediment extraction from the bottom of the river.
Hydromagic Dredging – proffesional solution for all kinds of dredgers
Hydromagic Dredging is a software package dedicated to monitoring the work of various types of dredgers. It can be a separate product or an extension of the Hydromagic Survey version. It provides real-time insight into work parameters and the progress of dredging operations. More at: https://k2sea.pl/produkt/hydromagic-dredging/.
Resilient PNT for Unmanned Systems – webinar by InfiniDome & Orolia
This webinar will review the role of PNT, unmanned system ecosystem risks caused by GNSS vulnerabilities, and available technologies that can ensure greater resiliency, protection and safety for unmanned missions. It will also consider how industry can support agencies such as FAA, DHS and DOT to ensure that unmanned systems operating environments are not compromised by GNSS interference or attacks.
When? Thu, Oct 29, 2020 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CET
Where? Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5414636680472007949?source=infiniDome
Who?
- Dana Goward, President, Resilient Navigation & Timing Foundation
- James Platt, Chief, Strategic Defense Initiatives, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Karen Van Dyke, Director, Positioning, Navigation and Timing U.S. Department of Transportation
- Omer Sharar, CEO, infiniDome
- John Fischer, VP Advanced R&D, Orolia
InfiniDome is a leader in the production of GPS positioning continuity protection devices, also available for civil users. The InfiniDome devices are offered by K2sea.
Anti-jammer OtoSphere – now from K2sea!
The OtoSphere ™ device is the first professional anti-jammer available to civil users and various industries. It protects the GPS receiver against satellite signal loss caused by jamming, ensuring the continuity of GPS positioning in jamming conditions.
OtoSphere is now available at K2sea store! Check here or ask us for the personalised offer at info@k2sea.pl.
Jamming – why so serious?
Jamming is the deliberate jamming of a signal in order to prevent telecommunications or positioning by jammed devices. The GPS signal, with a very low signal-to-noise ratio, is extremely susceptible to jamming, and jammers can be found at many online auctions, at prices allowing them to be purchased by virtually everyone. GPS jamming is a method commonly used by thieves of equipment equipped with GPS locators or dishonest drivers of cars covered by GPS tracking. In the context of autonomous cars, drones or watercraft, jamming the GPS / GNSS signal can lead to loss of control over the vessel, or even the loss of the vessel itself and cause unforeseeable damage.
Solution
The OtoSphere ™ by Infinidome is a compact device, compatible with any GPS / GNSS receiver working with an antenna with an SMA connector. The Null Steering algorithm implemented in the OtoSphere ™ enables the maintenance of GPS positioning in conditions of interference. LED diodes indicate the correct operation of the device and the fact that jamming has been detected. The EPS version also enables the transmission of the jamming detection signal to an external user device.
Application
- ensuring the continuity of positioning and control of unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) with speeds up to 150 km/h;
- protection against theft of vehicles, yachts, trailers, containers and all other objects equipped with GPS locators;
- Continuity of GPS tracking for business, heavy and special vehicles (vehicles convoying valuables, ambulances, police cars and many others) under jamming conditions.
OtoSphere ™ comes in two power versions:
OtoSphere ™ v2-EPS (External Power Supply) – powered by an external 3-wire 5 VDC – 32 VDC cable with transmission of jamming detection information.
OtoSphere ™ v2-PPS (Phantom Power Supply) – powered by the GPS receiver via the “R” link. The product is available on request. Contact us at info@k2sea.pl.
Assembly
Small dimensions of the housing (70 x 48 x 24 mm) and a high level of resistance to environmental conditions (IP67, operating temperature range from -40°C to + 85°C) enable safe and discreet installation in various types of vehicles, both land, floating and and flying. The assembly is intuitive and the operation is maintenance-free. The device should be connected to the antenna input of the GPS / GNSS receiver using a cable with SMA connector. Two external GPS antennas are connected to OtoSphere ™ to ensure proper operation of the jamming detection algorithm and positioning continuity.
The OtoSphere ™ device requires the connection of two independent GPS / GNSS antennas to operate. The antennas of the renowned U-blox brand recommended by us are available in our store.
Operation
Thanks to a unique solution based on the analysis and filtering of signals received by two GPS antennas, OtoSphere ™ ensures the continuity of determining the GPS position under conditions of interference emitted by the jammer.
In the absence of interference, both receivers – OtoSphere ™ protected and unprotected – correctly determine position from multiple satellites (see the picture below):
When the jammer is turned on, only the receivers protected by the OtoSphere ™ can maintain positioning integrity. The other receiver immediately loses its ability to receive the signal and fix its position:
GPS signal lost! – about GPS jamming
Dependence on GPS / GNSS positioning is one of the most frequently raised accusations regarding the safe use of unmanned vessels at sea. In case of loss of satellite positioning, the operator or the control center on land is deprived of information about the location of its unit, and thus their impact on the safety of the USV and the environment becomes significantly limited. What can be a reason of positiong loss? For example GPS jamming.
Can GPS be jammed?
While the level of reliability of the GNSS systems themselves over the years of their use is beyond doubt, disrupting the receiver at the user level is extremely easy and achievable for everyone. Jammers preventing the location of for example a car, can be purchased at online auctions for tens of USD. More powerful devices can disrupt GPS signal reception over many kilometers.
Reports of GPS jamming incidents regularly appear in the media. American pilots of aircrafts, from Cessnas 172s to Airbus A300s, reported nearly 80 cases of GPS jamming observations in the USA in 2013-20161. Multiple incidents of disruption of positioning devices were reported in 2019 on ships operating in the Persian Gulf2.
The problem also concerns land applications, in particular the use of GPS locators to secure vehicles or valuable cargo against theft or unauthorized use. A spectacular case from Poland was the theft of nearly 8 million zlotys from a convoy transporting money for one of the banks. A GPS jammer was used to hide the position of the van. The initiators of the jump were captured, but the loot was never found3.
What then?
Techniques for defending against GPS jamming were available on the military market, but few civilian users could afford to protect their cargo or vehicles. Until now. K2sea has become the official distributor of the InfiniDome brand – the manufacturer of the first GPS positioning protection systems on the market, available to a wide range of civilian users. A small, easy-to-use device protects against GPS jammers, using the so-called null steering and thus ensuring the continuity of GPS positioning.
Provide your vehicles and loads with certainty of GPS positioning using OtoSphere.
Sources:
1 Are GPS Jamming Incidents a Growing Problem for Aviation?, https://www.aviationtoday.com/2017/01/31/are-gps-jamming-incidents-a-growing-problem-for-aviation/, 20.07.2020.
2 Shipping Industry Faces GPS Disruption in Persian Gulf, https://www.satellesinc.com/shipping-industry-faces-gps-jamming-in-persian-gulf/, 14.07.2020.
3 “Katarzyna Binkowska, “Czwarta kupka była dla Grzegorza”, Angora nr 15, 12.04.2020.
K2sea becomes a distributor of Hydromagic Eye4Software
The professional hydrographic software Hydromagic, dedicated to bathymetric measurements with a single-beam echosounder, is already in the K2sea offer.
The simplicity of configuration, intuitiveness of use and favorable price make Hydromagic one of the most popular software packages for small, manned and unmanned measurement units.
For detailed information, please visit the product page and contact us: info@k2sea.pl.
Drawing with RTK
The most spectacular show of RTK positioning? Of course drawing!
RTK antenna in a (slight) movement
We put our small but powerful RTK kit to a difficult test. We used the antenna to draw a drawing on the ground, on the pavement in front of the building. What does this mean for satellite positioning? Significant terrain barriers were preventing or significantly hindering the signal reception from some satellites. The corrections were provided to our “drawing rover” by a nearby base station, created by us ourselves from the components included in the U-blox GNSS RTK C94 – M8P evaluation kit.
What were we drawing? Of course, our nice logo. How big? Look at the photo. Yes, the height of the logo is two ordinary paving stones. One is 6 cm wide!
Static positioning
We checked the positioning accuracy of a single point by placing two identical GNSS antennas next to each other. One of the receivers received RTK corrections from our base station, the other used standard GNSS. We have marked the deviations from the average recorded position on the chart below. Green is GNSS. It is not bad, it is only about + -2 m, with moderate visibility of the satellites (except for a few points with significant error, at the very beginning of the registration). What can we say about RTK? With the scale used, it is simply one point. We need to zoom this chart.
The accuracy of determining the position in real time reached the order of 1 cm. In our opinion, this is a fantastic result. The absolute positioning accuracy depends on the accuracy of the base station positioning. More on that soon.
The possibilities of using these techniques are huge: hydrographic and geodetic measurements, positioning of drones, autonomous vehicles, unmanned units or agricultural tractors. Wherever accurate positioning is necessary, and it is not possible to set up your own base station, specialized services, e.g. state-owned ASG-EUPOS in Poland, transmitting corrections come to the rescue. For everyone who would like to learn more about the techniques used here, a great guide on RTK and RTN systems is available here (in Polish): http://www.asgeupos.pl/webpg/graph/standards/Poradnik%20ASG-EUPOS%202014.pdf.
The importance of echosounder transducer
The heart of any sonar is the transducer – the part that converts the electrical signal into an acoustic wave. Generated signal, reflected from the bottom, returns to the sonar. Again, the sonar transducer is responsible for converting the acoustic wave into an electrical signal processed by the processor.
Secret of the manufacturers
The technology of manufacturing the transducers is the biggest secret of the producers. If you ever had the opportunity to visit an echosounder or sonar factory, a place where piezoelectric transducers are fired would probably be the only place where you would not be allowed in, or at least thoroughly checked if you had phone or camera with you.
Art mastered by the few
Not every sonar manufacturer produces the transducers on their own. Some buy them from companies that have an experience in producing these technologically advanced components. One of the most recognized manufacturers of ultrasonic transducers is Airmar. Established nearly 30 years ago, this American company started with the production of transducers for fishfinders. Today it produces a wide range of ultrasonic transducers, also for the most professional hydroacoustic measuring devices.
Most of Airmar’s offer are the so-called OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) products, i.e. components for echo sounders and sonars. However, the Smart ™ line is different. All the elements necessary to transform the energy of the hydroacoustic wave into useful depth information are placed inside the transducer housing. The Smart ™ sonar is therefore compact, easy to install and reliable.
Airmar in the K2sea offer
In our offer you will find the DST800 model. It is a device integrated with the log, perfect for yachts, ensuring precise measurement of depth, speed, road and water temperature.
The EchoRange™ 200 kHz Smart™ Sensor is a professional model, perfect for integration with an unmanned hydrographic unit.
Please contact us if you are interested in these and other Airmar models.
Let’s begin!
We are starting today with a new online store. We do it in a difficult time, when many of us are struggling with the difficulties caused by the threat of a new, not fully known disease and restrictions introduced to prevent it. At the same time, we are discovering the great possibilities that technology provides us with and that we should use them right now.
How did it all start? Are we opening today a thousandth electronics store or something more?
In the past
The sea has always been with us. We were fascinated, attracted, ordered to risk health and incur costs to experience the boundless space. From under the sails, we have learnt a professional approach, we have learn not only to enjoy the sea, but also to use its potential. Maritime transport connects continents, the bottom contains deposits of necessary substances, not all discovered yet.
Each member of our team spent months at sea. Some of them even years. It was a necessary time to understand 100% information flow in the maritime world and the significance of each element of the great world organism, which is commercial and recreational navigation.
Turn
A breakthrough for us was the moment when the owner of K2sea, after years at sea, provided the service as the operator of a unique, remotely controlled unit – USV “Maxlimer”, in the first-ever completely unmanned crossing of the North Sea – from Great Britain to Belgium and back, and then in further commercial projects. The events hit the pages of BBC, The Maritime Executive and Ocean News & Technology news sites. We found ourselves in the center of events, where unmanned vessels really begin to change the reality of the maritime shipping. And where it turns out that a person can successfully and in real conditions control a vessel, not necessarily from its deck. And after the watch, simply go home.
Yes, we know that for this experiment, to become the norm, there is still a long way to go, full of technical problems in some areas and legal doubts in almost all. At the same time, a completely new branch of industry and innovation is developing – vessels autonomy. It has already reached an exceptional level for aircraft – drones. A lot of energy is devoted to the topic of autonomous cars. Is it the same for vessels? It is possible that the answer is ‘yes’.
Now
Progress in this niche field will be the sum of smaller projects, individual solutions that will allow to build this new marine organism – with man at the decision-making center, and not necessarily on the rolling deck. Each, even the smallest innovative project in this field, will bring you closer to this beautiful vision. Each prototype or serial unit will need sensors – easily integrated, cooperating with each other, allowing the custom configuration to the large extent. That kind of sensors give more possibilities than just looking at the screen or registering data in a proprietary format. We will be guided by such criteria when choosing products for the K2sea store. There will be no accidental things here. If the product appears theres, it means that it will work in a project in the field of autonomy or robotics, or simply allow you to achieve more!
Welcome to the K2sea Store.
Online store
The K2sea online store is the first store in Poland profiled in the construction and automation of small vessels of various types, as well as projects related to positioning and the highest quality power systems.
News
USV in GDYNIA HARBOUR
9 August 2024
A harbor area for sure can be the natural habitat of an unmanned surface vessel. Small size, supervision by an experienced operator and redundant communication and stopping systems guarantee safe oper...Read More
Surveying solutions for mining
30 April 2024
A small, hard-to-reach reservoir, no possibility of launching a classic survey vessel, and the urgent need to make quick decisions based on detailed information about the shape of the bottom. ASV mKur...Read More
ASV mKurs delivered for the Office of Inland Navigation in Szczecin
28 December 2023
In the last weeks of the year, we delivered the ASV mKurs for the Office of Inland Navigation in Szczecin as a part of a contract to build, equip and deliver a portable autonomous surface vessel inten...Read More
Contact
In all matters regarding cooperation, services, training or anything you would like to talk to us, please contact us at info@k2sea.pl.
For consultancy or individual orders of the store products, please contact us at sklep@k2sea.pl.
And in every case: +48 664 027 337. We speak English. We are at your disposal from Monday to Friday, from 0900 to 1700 local time (EET).
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