Demonstration of an Autonomous Sailing Vessel for Monitoring Nearshore and Offshore Marine Environments

Abstract

This technical note describes the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) application of an autonomous sailing vessel (ASV) to monitor water quality near underwater unexploded ordnance in Vieques, Puerto Rico, and the Center for Acoustics Research and Education, University of New Hampshire, application of the ASV to monitor the ocean soundscape along the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 09, 2022
Accession Number
AD1187310

Entities

People

  • Andrew D McQueen
  • Burton C Suedel
  • Chris Verlinden
  • Guilherme R Lotufo
  • Gunther Rosen
  • Jennifer Miksis-Olds
  • Justin L. Wilkins
  • Michael E Jones

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Properties
  • Acoustics
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Continental Shelves
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Energy Management
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Guidance
  • Military Training
  • Navigation
  • Ocean Observing Systems
  • Oceans
  • Training
  • United States
  • Unmanned Surface Vehicles
  • Unmanned Vehicles
  • Water Quality

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