Acquisition of a Remus AUV for Autonomous Coastal Flow Mapping

Abstract

This report describes the acquisition of a REMUS AUV (manufactured by Hydroid Inc.) and initial efforts made using its map hydrographic fields in coastal and marine environments. To date, we have found that REMUS' capability to make repeated, unattended surveys of temperature, salinity, and chlorophyll A provides a valuable addition to traditional fixed instrumentation. However, so far we have had problems obtaining good ADCP data, especially in very shallow water (< 3m). In contrast, descriptions of the bottom topography derived from sidescan sonar data have added a new dimension to our ability to understand small-scale (< 1 km) flow behavior.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 21, 2004
Accession Number
ADA425241

Entities

People

  • Derek Fong
  • Kristen A. Davis
  • Nicole Jones
  • Ryan Lowe
  • Stephen Monismith

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chlorophylls
  • Coastal Regions
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Coral Reefs
  • Data Sets
  • Department Of Defense
  • Earth Sciences
  • Environment
  • Salinity
  • Shallow Water
  • Topography
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • Water

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Oceanography.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.