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FT120 Profile Winch

Profile winch for unmanned platforms

  • Two kilograms on the bow — At 2 kg with 100 m of 2 mm Kevlar cable, the FT120 adds profiling capability to a small unmanned vessel without consuming its payload or endurance budget.

  • Driven from a browser, or from the autopilot — Deployment and recovery run from a web control panel over the LAN, or from any two S-Bus channels — no separate topside box to find room for.

  • Open SDK with live telemetry — Drum speed, payout length and line tension stream back in real time, so the winch can be scripted into an existing autonomy stack instead of being driven by hand.

  • Sensor-agnostic profiling — SVP, CTD, multi-parameter water quality sensors, water samplers and hydrophones all deploy on the same cable.


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The FT120 winch is a compact, self-designed winch manufactured by OPT for profile operations on unmanned platforms such as unmanned vessels and buoys. It can be mounted on the bow of an unmanned vessel and configured for deployment and retrieval via a web-based control panel program.

The FT120 winch features a compact and streamlined design. Beyond OPT's proprietary HydroFrog 25 USV, it can be integrated into other conventional unmanned vessels and easily connected to Ardupilot systems. Winch status data can be monitored through the unmanned vessel's control interface.
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Applications

FT120 profiling from an unmanned surface vessel: bow-mounted winch lowering SVP or CTD sensor

FT120 unattended profiling from a moored buoy: repeat casts scheduled through the open SDK

Mechanical
Cable2 mm Kevlar, 100 m maximum length
Rated load6 kg
Peak load15 kg
Breaking load150 kg
Weight2 kg (winch only)
Dimensions16 × 12 × 12 cm
Drive & Control
Payout speed0 – 0.5 m/s (motor 0 – 20 rad/s); maximum speed configurable via the web interface
Power supply24 VDC, 6 A
Control protocolS-Bus (any two channels) or web control panel over LAN
Autopilot integrationArdupilot — winch status readable from the vessel’s ground control station
Data feedback (customisable)Open SDK for secondary development; real-time drum speed, cable payout length, line tension, limit alarms, fault codes and run state
Sensors Supported
Payload optionsSVP · CTD · Multi-parameter water quality sensors · Water sampler · Hydrophone, etc.
Platform
MountingBow-mounted on unmanned surface vessels and buoys; deployment and recovery configured from a web control panel
Verified integrationOPT HydroFrog 25 USV; adaptable to conventional unmanned vessels
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