Seafloor Reconnaissance Surveys and Change Monitoring Using a Small AUV and a Small ROV
Abstract
Early in 2005 the University of Hawaii purchased a REMUS autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) and a SeaBotix LBV150S remotely operated vehicle (ROV) with ONR DURIP funding. The instruments are particularly useful for work in coastal waters up to 100m in depth. The AUV provides high-resolution bottom sidescan sonar maps and water column data. The ROV will be used to ground-truth targets picked from backscattered imagery. The littoral environment has become an area of intense interest to naval forces since the end of the Cold War in the early 1990's. Ship To Objective Maneuver and Mine Warfare are two primary applications of data from the near shore. Additionally, the NAVY and DoD in general have been increasingly involved in environmental issues such as reclamation of formerly used defense sites (FUDS) and the spread of water-borne pollution. Homeland security also has a stake in understanding and monitoring coastal shallow waters. Our long term goal is to develop the expertise to easily deploy our assets in the field for economical and rapid data reduction and assessment of areas of interest to the Navy, other governmental agencies, and the research community.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA572994
Entities
People
- Charles H. Fletcher
- Geno Pawlak
- Roy H. Wilkens
Organizations
- University of Hawaiʻi System