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where are we going—AUVs
future
underwater robotics
related
to performing tasks, remotely, in inhospitable places
Scientific tasks
The ability to deploy
AUVs to cruise over long distances without mother ship support has major
implications for science. Regular cruises are now carried out, seeking knowledge
to improve our understanding of global climatology, marine flora and fauna
and the geology of, for instance, the mid-ocean ridges and the associated
plate tectonics. Because no mother ship is required, research and exploration
can also be carried out under the pack ice. There is also much scope for
cruises to gather data to currents, seismic activity and seabed geotechnics
for the oil industry. This will feed into the design of offshore installations,
with particular regard to hydrodynamic loading of deep draught, surface-piercing
structures, and the mooring systems they will require.
These results, and others, will also be used by the scientific community
to enhance data obtained by scientific AUV cruises.
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