New Communications System Promises Untethered, Undersea Vehicles Who Will Destroy the World
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By , on July 1st, 2010 One comment   Gadgets & Gear, Vessels and Equipment   , , , , ,  

Illustration shows how the optical modem could function at a deep ocean cabled observatory. Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) collect sonar images (downward bands of light) and other data at a hydrothermal vent site and transmit the data through an optical modem to receivers stationed on moorings in the ocean. The moorings are connected to a . . . → Read More: New Communications System Promises Untethered, Undersea Vehicles Who Will Destroy the World

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Deep-Sea Transformer Sets Record
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By , on June 10th, 2009 3 comments   Vessels and Equipment   , , , , , , , , , , ,  

At the beginning of May we discussed Nereus, the new $5 million hybrid-transformer-multipurpose-all knowing-swiss army knife of deep-sea research from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. The autonomous vehicle can switch between an autonomous underwater vehicle (unteathered to the surface) to a remote operated vehicle (tethered) depending on the mission. At that time, the goal was . . . → Read More: Deep-Sea Transformer Sets Record

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