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Light Fiber Tether Management for Underwater Vehicles
­A self-retracting reel for fiber and light-tether payout management from underwater vehicles or host platforms. The designed reel holds a communication tether, and an active drive system designed to maintain minimal but sustained tension on the tether at all times. The reel speed and direction is dictated by fluctuations in the tether tension and...
Published: 8/7/2024   |   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: 7/10/2024   |   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