Making Gliders Useful to Navy Operations

Abstract

The objectives of this project were as follows: (1) improve the autonomous underwater glider "Spray" so that it could be more easily used in Naval operations, (2) use Spray to carry out sampling that demonstrates glider capabilities within the framework of a 1-month Naval operation in the Kuroshio, and (3) construct 9 improved Spray gliders to be made available for ONR-sponsored oceanographic research studies and headquartered at Scripps.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 31, 2009
Accession Number
ADA505335

Entities

People

  • Daniel L. Rudnick
  • Russ E. Davis

Organizations

  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • High Pressure
  • Information Operations
  • Internal Waves
  • Military Research
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Physical Oceanography
  • Quality Control
  • Recovery Vehicles
  • Sampling
  • Underwater Gliders
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs