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Seaeye ROV Comparison Chart
 

Falcon Falcon
DR		 Tiger Lynx Cougar Cougar
XT		 Surveyor
Plus		 Panther Panther
Plus
Depth Rating m 300 1000 1000 1500 2000 2000 600 1500 1000
Dimensions  
  Length mm 1000 1055 1030 1230 1506 1506 1450 1645 1750
  Width mm 600 600 700 815 1000 1000 820 1050 1060
  Height mm 500 635 590 605 745 745 920 1130 1217
Weight in air kg 50 or 62 100 150 200 335 344 250 330 500
Payload kg 4 or 16 15 32 34 80 80 45 90 105
Thrust  
  Forward kgf 50 50 62 66 100 170 125 110 220
  Lateral kgf 28 28 43 47 72 120 108 85 170
  Vertical kgf 13 13 22 43 76 110 35 75 75
Speed knots >3 >3 3 3 3 >3.2 >3 2.5 >3
Brushless DC Thruster Type MCT 1 MCT 1 SM4M SM4M SM6 SM7 SM4M SM5 SM5
  Adjustable power settings yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
 
 Falcon Falcon
DR		 Tiger Lynx Cougar Cougar
XT		 Surveyor
Plus		 Panther Panther
Plus
Thruster Configuration  
  Horizontal Vectored 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 4 8
  Vertical 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
Velocity Feedback Control yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Auto Functions  
  Heading yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
  Depth yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
  Altitude option option option option option option option option option
Video Channels  
  Simultaneous 1 3 2 4 4 4 2 4 4
  Additional switched cameras 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 2 n/a n/a
Video Transmission STP/FO FO STP/FO FO FO FO STP FO FO
Camera Mounting  
  Tilt platform yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
  Pan and tilt no no no option option option option yes yes
 
 Falcon Falcon
DR		 Tiger Lynx Cougar Cougar
XT		 Surveyor
Plus		 Panther Panther
Plus
Video Overlay yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
  free text entry to overlay yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Lighting  
  Dimmable fused lights 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4
  Total power watts 150 150 300 600 600 600 600 600 600
  Lighting control channels 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
Telemetry System Optional fibre optic transmission for long umbilical
or high data transfer
Typical Manipulator Fit 1F grab
or 4F		 1F grab
or 4F		 1 x 4F 1 x 4
or 5F		 2 x 5F 2 x 5F 1 x 5F 2 x 6F 1 x 5F
and
1 x 6F
3 Phase Power Breakout no no option option option option option option option
Power Requirements ph single single 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
  VAC 100-270 100-270 380-475 380-475 380-440 396-528 380-475 380-475 380-475
  Hz 50/60 50/60 50/60 50/60 50/60 50/60 50/60 50/60 50/60
  kVa 2.5 2.5 11 12.5 14 14 15 14 15
 

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