SAMS Research and Development
Abstract
The goal of this project was to develop and transition new technologies and operational procedures to support the successful use of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) in the deep sea and in shallow coastal waters throughout the world. This program involved at-sea experimentation with multiple autonomous underwater vehicle systems that operate in communication/navigation networks or with complete autonomy. The data obtained from these experiments has provided the Navy with a proven, robust, and operationally viable set of guidelines for performing high resolution long stand-off and leave behind survey missions in the open ocean or in littorals. The research has helped to improve the expected performance of a mine counter measure system that forms an operation lane from well offshore to the beach. In addition, this research will increase the capability to operate in deep water with multi-vehicle capable acoustic transponders/acomms nodes. This development has spread into other programs including the new low frequency deliverable transponder. The new developments in high density LED-array illumination for deep water electronic still imaging will soon outdate xenon strobe technology for many applications. This technology will provide higher quality imaging at lower input power levels than traditional xenon strobe lighting. The pulse length and modulation control will allow greater exposure control, video frame rate flash syncronizations, and power control. A new, multi-tasking operating system will upgrade the capabilities of the REMUS vehicles, allowing simpler integration of new software modules and improved networking capabilities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 06, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA485140
Entities
People
- Thomas Austin
Organizations
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution