Teledyne FLIR Marine announced its newly introduced FLIR M364C-USV, a multispectral maritime camera system designed for autonomous and uncrewed surface vessels.
Teledyne says the system helps USV operators “navigate safely, detect hazards sooner and maintain situational awareness in demanding marine environments.” The system combination of thermal and visible imaging “in a rugged, mission-ready platform…enables reliable operation day or night and in challenging conditions such as glare, haze and low visibility.”
Built specifically for remote, autonomous and uncrewed operations, the M364C-USV delivers “clear, actionable imagery needed for navigation, obstacle avoidance, surveillance, security, environmental monitoring and scientific research Its reinforced pan-and-tilt system and continuous-duty design help ensure critical visual intelligence remains available throughout extended missions.”
“Autonomous and uncrewed vessels depend on reliable sensing technologies to operate safely and effectively in dynamic maritime environments,” said Michelle Hildyard, general manager of Teledyne FLIR Marine. “The M364C-USV delivers the real-time visibility and situational awareness operators need to make better decisions, avoid hazards and support mission success, while providing the durability required for continuous operation at sea.”
The M364C-USV is designed to helps USV developers accelerate their deployments, by simplifying integration with autonomy, remote-control and mission-management systems. The camera delivers high-quality thermal and visible imagery that supports advanced analytics, AI-enabled workflows and machine-vision applications, while aligned video and telemetry data provide more reliable inputs for tracking, navigation and situational awareness.
By combining thermal and visible imaging, the camera system improves the detection of vessels, navigation markers and other obstacles during daylight, darkness and low-visibility conditions, helping support safer and more effective operations.
Available to order now, M364C-USV system are backed by a two-year limited warranty covdering the continuous, high-duty-cycle operating profiles typical of USV platforms.
More information about the Teledyne FLIR M364C-USV camera and Teledyne FLIR Marine’s complete portfolio of maritime imaging solutions can be found at marine.flir.com.
