Title :
Echo Mapper, an Air-Transportable Seabed Mapping AUV
Author :
Hussong, Donald M. ; Blackinton, J. Grant
Author_Institution :
Fugro Seafloor Surveys, Seattle
fDate :
Sept. 29 2007-Oct. 4 2007
Abstract :
The Echo Mapper AUV, based on a Bluefin 21 vehicle integrated with a full suite of swath sonar mapping systems, is now being used for commercial surveys. The small size of this vehicle enables it to be easily transported by air to remote locations for small projects where it can be easily mobilized onto local vessels-of-opportunity.
Keywords :
remotely operated vehicles; seafloor phenomena; sonar; underwater sound; underwater vehicles; Bluefin 21 vehicle; Echo Mapper AUV; air-transportable seabed mapping; swath sonar mapping systems; Batteries; Clocks; Frequency; Mobile robots; Modems; Remotely operated vehicles; Sea floor; Sonar navigation; Surface topography; Underwater vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2007
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-0933957-35-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0933957-35-0
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2007.4449278
