T200 Thruster

The T200 Thruster is a patent-pending underwater thruster designed specifically for marine robotics.

Versus the T100 Thruster, the T200 is better for larger vehicles and especially for human-carrying vehicles. It’s much better suited for use on a kayak, stand-up paddleboard, while scuba-diving, or even on a small fishing boat. They are the same physical size as the T100 Thrusters, but the internal components are larger.

Applications

The T200 was designed for various consumers and limitless applications. Students and Schools can use the T100 for educational projects or to compete in competitions such as the AUVSI RoboSub and RoboBoat competitions and the MATE ROV competition. It’s capable and affordable hardware make it perfect for Makers and Hobbyists, as well as Professional Users who want a high-quality thruster that performs better than many of the high-end (expensive) alternatives.

Features

The T200 is basically a brushless electric motor, just like you’d find on an RC airplane or a quadcopter drone. The big difference is that this motor is purpose-built for use in the ocean and was designed specifically for use on ROVs, AUVs, and robotic surface vehicles. Of course you could also use it to propel your stand-up-paddleboard or cruise around while kayaking! It’s compact design fits in any project.

The T200 is made of high-strength, UV resistant polycarbonate injection molded plastic. The core of the motor is sealed and protected with an epoxy coating and it uses high-performance plastic bearings in place of steel bearings that rust in saltwater. Everything that isn’t plastic is either aluminum or high-quality stainless steel that doesn’t corrode.

A specially designed propeller and nozzle provides efficient, powerful thrust while active water-cooling keeps the motor cool. Unlike other thrusters, our design doesn’t have any air- or oil-filled cavities – water flows freely through all parts of the motor while it’s running and can handle extreme pressures.

The thruster is easy to use: just connect the three motor wires to any brushless electronic speed controller (ESC) and you can control it with an RC radio or a microcontroller. It’s usable with Arduino, ArduPilot, Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone, and many other embedded platforms.

The T200 comes with clockwise and counter-clockwise propellers to counter torque.

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• T200 Thruster
• Clockwise and counterclockwise propeller