DocumentCode
588353
Title
New developments for the NIUST AUVs
Author
Woolsey, M. ; Jarnagin, R. ; Diercks, A. ; Asper, V.L.
Author_Institution
Undersea Vehicle Technol. Center, Univ. of Southern Mississippi, Abbeville, MS, USA
fYear
2012
fDate
14-19 Oct. 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
The National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology operates two AUVs, Eagle Ray and Mola Mola that are primarily tasked with performing seafloor surveys. Upcoming missions will require surveys at 1200 to 1600 meters depth, so the vehicles are being prepared with new and updated systems and software. Recently, Eagle Ray was equipped with new batteries and a subbottom profiler. A descent weight system was added to Mola Mola, along with a revised power system and new mission capabilities.
Keywords
autonomous underwater vehicles; marine power systems; oceanographic equipment; primary cells; seafloor phenomena; underwater equipment; Eagle Ray; Mola Mola; NIUST AUV; batteries; depth 1200 m to 1600 m; descent weight system; power system; seafloor surveys; subbottom profiler; Acoustics; Batteries; Computers; Navigation; Satellites; Telemetry; Vehicles; AUV Development; underwater vehicle navigation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Oceans, 2012
Conference_Location
Hampton Roads, VA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-0829-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS.2012.6404860
Filename
6404860
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