Title :
Full function air transportable AUV joins the Fugro fleet
Author :
Hussong, Donald M. ; Roach, Eric
Author_Institution :
Fugro Seafloor Surveys, Inc., Seattle, WA, USA
Abstract :
The Echo Mapper AUVs that have been brought into service by Fugro are configured to be easily transported on commercial aircraft and mobilized onto local vessels-of-opportunity anywhere in the world for short and/or time sensitive surveys. Examples of recently acquired data demonstrate the very high-resolution seafloor mapping data that can be acquired to depths of 3,000 meters using this full function (multibeam bathymetry, side-scan sonar, subbottom profiler, and advanced integrated navigation) AUV.
Keywords :
bathymetry; oceanography; remotely operated vehicles; seafloor phenomena; underwater vehicles; Echo Mapper AUVs; Fugro; advanced integrated navigation; autonomous underwater vehicle; commercial aircraft; high-resolution seafloor mapping data; multibeam bathymetry; side-scan sonar; subbottom profiler; Aircraft navigation; Batteries; Chirp; Containers; Inertial navigation; Sea floor; Sensor systems; Sonar equipment; Sonar navigation; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2009 - EUROPE
Conference_Location :
Bremen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2522-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2523-5
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANSE.2009.5278294
