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Lifting Tether
Background: To support launch and recovery operations, the diameters of remotely operated vehicle (ROV tethers have been increased to accommodate higher load-bearing capacities. However, this increase in tether diameter necessitates the use of larger on-deck equipment, such as bigger winches. These larger systems require more valuable deck space, thereby...
Published: 3/24/2025   |   Inventor(s): Andy Bowen, Matthew Heintz, Robert McCabe
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Category(s): Product Types > Marine Vehicles, Product Types > Tethers and Tether Management, Applications > Instrument Deployment/Recovery
Shared Autonomy for Remote Collaboration
Shared Autonomy for Remote Collaboration (SHARC) enables remote scientists to participate in shipboard operations via a VR or desktop interface. The system coordinates data sharing and planning for remotely operated semi-autonomous robotics with low bandwidth communications constraints. It is particularly useful in complex or hazardous environments...
Published: 1/30/2025   |   Inventor(s): Richard Camilli, Amy Phung, Gideon Billings, Matthew Walter, Andrea Daniele
Keywords(s): Software
Category(s): Product Types > Marine Vehicles, Product Types > Underwater Communication & Navigation, Product Types > Tools and Equipment
Beacon Deployment
The Beacon Deployment is a deployment release system for low, relief, and self-orienting payloads, such as beacons, markers, hydrophones, sensors, mines, munitions, and communication modules from marine vehicles. Utilizing a vacuum base mechanism, compared to a mechanical one, the release is capable of reducing noise associated with release activities....
Published: 10/23/2024   |   Inventor(s): Chris Rauch, Frederic Jaffre, Glenn McDonald, Gwyneth Packard, Mike Purcell, Robin Littlefield, Tom Austin
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Category(s): Applications > Instrument Deployment/Recovery, Product Types > Marine Vehicles
Light Fiber Tether Management for Underwater Vehicles
Background: Lightweight tethers are used on underwater vehicles to minimize drag and maintain mobility, but their range is limited due to the fragile physical communications link. To extend range, fiber optics are deployed in a free payout configuration from the vehicle. However, these fiber tethers can become lofted in the water column and carried...
Published: 3/24/2025   |   Inventor(s): Mike Jakuba, Robin Littlefield, Eric Hayden
Keywords(s): Underwater Vehicles
Category(s): Product Types > Tethers and Tether Management, Product Types > Marine Vehicles, Product Types > Tools and Equipment
CUREE AUV: Enabling Rapid Autonomous Coral Reef Surveys and Analysis
­CUREE AUV is designed to autonomously conduct visual surveys of coral reefs, which can be repeated consistently to monitor changes over time. CUREE is one-man portable and easily deployed from small boats without the use of cranes. Once deployed, CUREE tightly follows the coral reef terrain from 1-2m altitude, capturing high-resolution imagery...
Published: 1/30/2025   |   Inventor(s): Yogesh Girdhar
Keywords(s): Ecosystems & Marine Animals, Oceanographic Research & Exploration
Category(s): Product Types > Marine Vehicles, Product Types > Marine Vehicles > Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Doppler Shift Navigation for AUV Swarming
­An underwater, doppler-based acoustic navigation system uses a single hydrophone and at least one acoustic source to enable multiple AUVs to follow the acoustic source at relative positions. Additional acoustic sources further promote complex following patterns and precision. The system employs a “leader” AUV with an acoustic beacon...
Published: 7/10/2024   |   Inventor(s): Erin Fischell, Peter Traykovski
Keywords(s): Navigation & Communications, Swarming
Category(s): Product Types > Marine Vehicles, Product Types > Underwater Communication & Navigation, Product Types > Software