Argo Development Program.

Abstract

The purpose of this contract was to develop and place into operational status a new, combined research/inspection unmanned vehicle system called ARGO/JASON. ARGO is a high altitude search and survey vehicle for use in deep ocean exploration. A companion vehicle, JASON, which will be tethered to ARGO, will be a free swimming, highly maneuverable vehicle with manipulative capability and high quality vision for close-up inspection.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA171681

Entities

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cameras
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Engineers
  • Frequency
  • Geometry
  • Guidance
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Ridges
  • Seabed
  • Terrain
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transducers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Oceanography.
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy