Title :
Hydrographic Instrumentation and Software for the Remotely Controlled Survey Vehicle ´DOLPHIN´
Author :
Dinn, D.F. ; Burke, R.G. ; Steeves, G.D. ; Parsons, A.D.
Author_Institution :
Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
fDate :
Sept. 28 1987-Oct. 1 1987
Abstract :
A remotely operated vehicle, DOLPHIN (Deep Ocean Logging Profiler with Hydrographic Instrumentation and Navigation) has been equipped with instrumentation for multi-vehicle (parallel) offshore hydrographic surveying. The vehicle has been developed to increase productivity and reduce the cost per kilometre of offshore surveys. Cost-benefit analysis of using robotic survey vehicles, hydrographic instrumentation, and software are described. The results of a major test cruise conducted during 1986 in support of the ongoing DOLPHIN development program is discussed.
Keywords :
Aquaculture; Automotive engineering; Costs; Dolphins; Instruments; Marine vehicles; Oceans; Productivity; Remotely operated vehicles; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '87
Conference_Location :
Halifax, NS, Canada
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1987.1160832
