Wavegliders for Arctic Surface Observations and Navigation Support (DURIP)

Abstract

The long-term goal of this project is the development of a Wave Glider-based autonomous surface platform for use in supporting Arctic Ocean research, in particular the ONR Marginal Ice Zone (MIZ) Departmental Research Initiative (DRI). The use of ships in the Arctic Ocean, even during the summer, is expensive and there are very few to choose from, so the employment of unmanned systems is potentially very attractive. The Wave Glider, commercialized by Liquid Robotics Inc. (LRI) after it was developed for marine mammal monitoring, is a general-purpose platform that can be outfitted with different sensors. The long-term science that this work supports includes measuring surface processes such as weather and waves, and also (in the future) monitoring surface temperature and other parameters in the upper few meters of the ocean.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2014
Accession Number
ADA617539

Entities

People

  • Lee Freitag

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Navigation
  • Arctic Ocean
  • Beaufort Sea
  • Engineering
  • Marginal Ice Zones
  • Marine Mammals
  • Measurement
  • Monitoring
  • Navigation
  • Observation
  • Oceans
  • Open Water
  • Platforms
  • Regions
  • Surface Temperature
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • Autonomy