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 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] 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.