Hydrocom (underwater communication device)

History

2025: Product Announcement

The world's first digital device for underwater communication has been developed in Russia - we are talking about the Hydrocom system, which was created at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, the Bauman Moscow State Technical University and the Kosygin Russian State University. The development uses neural and sonar technologies, providing voice communication at a depth of up to 100 meters and a distance of up to 1 km.

According to CNews, the principle of operation of the system includes several key stages. On the first, vibrations of the vocal cords are captured using a throat microphone, which allows you to get clear sound without interference from breathing and ensures compatibility with any type of diving and diving equipment. The captured signal is then digitally processed through neural network algorithms that clear the sound of noise and distortion and decrypt the command.

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Фото: MIPT

In the third step, the information is transmitted via a hydroacoustic digital modem via a hydroacoustic channel to another diver or diving station on the surface. The final step is to receive and voice the command: on the surface or at another diver, the signal is received and reproduced by the voice assistant through the underwater earpiece.

Project manager and participant of the Fiztekh.Idea Pro accelerator Dmitry Zatekin noted that the existing underwater communication systems are characterized by low sound quality and incompatibility of equipment from different manufacturers. According to him, the new development solves these problems through a throat microphone that captures vibrations of the vocal cords, and neural network signal processing that eliminates noise. This improves the quality of communication in difficult underwater conditions and makes the system compatible with any diving equipment.

A professional diver and veteran of special forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Yevgeny Gerasimovich took part in testing the system. He stressed that the digital communication system greatly simplifies the work of professionals, allowing up to 255 participants to communicate at the same time without the need to wear bulky full-face masks. According to him, the team of the Hydrocom project proposed a solution compatible with various underwater equipment, which eliminates the difficulties associated with the use of incompatible devices from different manufacturers.^[1]

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