Hydrogliss Technologies
01Capability

Autonomous Systems Stack

Perception, autonomy and secure communications engineered for persistent operation across surface, sub-surface and low-altitude maritime domains.

Mission · 01 — Submerged

PATROL WITHOUT
ANNOUNCING
YOUR PRESENCE.

Hydrogliss patrols submerged using actuated fins.

MODE
SUBMERGED PATROL
FIN CONTROL
ACTIVE
NAVIGATION
ACTIVE
STATUS
PROTOTYPE
Hydrogliss platform breaching the ocean surface during a launch test
Mission · 02 — Transition
CO₂ SYSTEMPRESSURIZEDLAUNCHREADY

FROM WATER
TO AIR.

A CO₂-assisted launch architecture designed to transition the platform from submerged operation into aerial glide.

CO₂ burst / launch-chamber bench tests
● Tested
Full water-to-air open-sea transition
○ Planned
Mission · 03 — Airborne

SEE BEYOND
THE WATERLINE.

Designed to extend sensing and communication beyond the limits of a submerged platform.

LIVE VIDEO
○ PLANNED
TELEMETRY
○ PLANNED
EDGE AI
○ PLANNED
AERIAL GLIDE
○ PLANNED
Hydrogliss platform in aerial glide above the ocean at dusk
HG-01 · Aerial Glide Profile
Mission · 03 — Internals

ENGINEERED
FROM THE INSIDE OUT.

Technical cutaway of the Hydrogliss HG-01 platform showing internal systems
  • C-01CO₂ LAUNCH CHAMBER
  • C-02SERVO / FIN ACTUATORS
  • C-03MICROCONTROLLER / COMPUTE
  • C-04SENSOR SYSTEM
  • C-05LiPo BATTERY
  • C-06SEALED ELECTRONICS
  • C-07COMPOSITE STRUCTURE

● TESTED

  • Full CAD
  • CO₂ burst / launch-chamber bench testing
  • Fin actuation
  • Control logic

◐ PROTOTYPE

  • Integrated amphibious platform
  • Composite hull
  • Actuated fins
  • CO₂ launch system
  • Sealed electronics

○ PLANNED

  • Open-water water-to-air trial
  • Wing deployment / glide
  • Live video and telemetry
  • ROS 2 + edge-AI autonomy
  • Re-entry
  • Swarm operation
  • Modular mission payloads
Mission · Cycle

AIR ISN’T THE DESTINATION.
IT’S ANOTHER DOMAIN.

Full mission sequence / ○ Planned

  1. S-01

    PATROL

    Submerged transit using actuated fins.

  2. S-02

    LAUNCH

    CO₂-assisted breach of the surface.

  3. S-03

    OBSERVE

    Sensing above the waterline.

  4. S-04

    RELAY

    Link data back to the operator.

  5. S-05

    RE-ENTER

    Return to the water column.

  6. S-06

    CONTINUE

    Resume the patrol loop.

The complete patrol → launch → observe → relay → re-enter cycle is planned, not yet demonstrated in open water.

Autonomy

NOT REMOTE CONTROL.
INTELLIGENCE.

AUTONOMY AT THE EDGE.

Designed for autonomous operation at the network's edge — where connectivity is intermittent and decisions must be made locally in real time.

Processing Architecture
◉
SENSORS
▼
◎
PERCEPTION
▼
⬡
EDGE COMPUTE
▼
◆
DECISION
▼
▲
NAVIGATION
▼
⟡
ACTUATION
▼
◈
TELEMETRY

○ Architecture planned — not yet deployed

Technology Stack
ROS 2○ PLANNED
EDGE AI○ PLANNED
AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION○ PLANNED
SWARM ARCHITECTURE○ PLANNED

EDGE PROCESSING

Onboard compute for real-time perception, classification, and navigation without cloud dependency.

SWARM COORDINATION

Multi-agent communication architecture for coordinated patrol coverage across extended maritime zones.

SENSOR FUSION

Multi-modal sensing designed to combine underwater acoustics with above-surface visual and radio intelligence.

MISSION AUTONOMY

Waypoint-following, obstacle avoidance, and return-to-base logic designed for GPS-denied environments.

All autonomy capabilities are in design and development. None are currently deployed on operational platforms.