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Recording of a Whale Swimming by an Array of AUEs |
While deploying 6 of our AUEs on a stereo recording rig at 16m depth, we happened to capture a whale swimming near the surface above the AUEs. Tristan Hiatt processed the acoustic data from the AUEs into a great stereo track and overlayed it on a video of the event recorded from the boat. Have a... |
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Successful Field Tests with Free-Drifting Mini-AUEs |
On Monday we completed our first successful test with multiple, free-drifting Mini-AUEs. This is a major milestone for the project as it marks the first time that the vehicles have been deployed and recovered in the field un-tethered. It is also the first time that multiple ... |
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First Sea Test with Mini-AUE Unit 1 |
We completed a variety of sea tests on Tuesday with Mini-AUE unit 1. In general things went quite well and we were able to have the vehicle complete several profiles, receive GPS position data, and recover the vehicle. Below is a photo of Paul Roberts programming the vehicle on the boat (Photo... |
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Mini-Aue undergoes successful pool tests |
Engineer Rob Glatts getting ready to test the vehicle at our 35' deep tankThe 1.5 liter Mini-Aue on it's maiden test voyage |
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AUE GPS communication successfully tested at SIO Pier |
We made a big step forward in the past weeks with a successful test of the GPS system that is to be used on the Mini-AUEs. The system uses the Global Star Network to transmit the location of the vehicle to a remote server. This information can then notify researchers that the vehicle has returned... |
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iPhone goes to out sea: Testing the iPhone GPS receiver for locating and tracking autonomous underwater vehicles |
One of the key components of the Autonomous Underwater Explorers (AUEs) currently under development in our lab is a GPS receiver for locating, tracking, and recovering the AUEs after a deployment. Because the AUEs will be floating right at the surface of the water, there are problems acquiring... |
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Dr. Jaffe discusses the Autonomous Underwater Explorer (AUE) project on CBS news |
Follow the link below to access the storyhttp://www.cbs8.com/Global/story.asp?S=11517389 |
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AUEs in the news |
Today the Autonomous Underwater Explorer project was featured in an article in the Scripps News and also a press release from the National Science Foundation. From the press release: In an effort to plug gaps in knowledge about key ocean processes, the National Science... |
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Autonomous Underwater Explorer |
Successful deployment of the Autonomous Underwater Explorer (AUE). |
