Under the Sea: Sleek UUVs Ply the Depths

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  • General Dyamics Advanced Information Systems The Knifefish will work together with UISS to locate mines on the littoral combat ship’s mine countermeasures module.
  • 141104-N-WB378-003 GULF OF OMAN (Nov. 4, 2014) Aerographer’s Mate 2nd Class Robert Carlson, left, and Aerographer’s Mate 1st Class Melvin Lankford, assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1, deploy a MK 18 MOD 2 Swordfish to survey the ocean floor during the International Mine Countermeasure Exercise (IMCMEX). With a quarter of the world’s navies participating, including 6,500 Sailors from every region, IMCMEX is the largest international naval exercise promoting maritime security and the free-flow of trade through mine countermeasure operations, maritime security operations, and maritime infrastructure protection in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility and throughout the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Blake Midnight/Released)
  • This autonmous underwater vehicle (AUV) runs on solar power. The amount of power available and the weight of the power source are major factors for AUV designers and users. Image courtesy of AUVfest 2008: Partnership Runs Deep, Navy/NOAA, OceanExplorer.noaa.gov
  • 141211-N-KE519-014 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Dec. 11, 2014) The GhostSwimmer vehicle, developed by the Chief of Naval Operations Rapid Innovation Cell project Silent NEMO, undergoes testing at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek – Fort Story. Project Silent NEMO is an experiment which explores the possible uses for a biomimetic device developed by the Office of Naval Research. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Edward Guttierrez III/Released)
  • Navy, IMCMEX 12, International Mine Counter Measures Exercise, Royal New Zealand Navy Operational Dive Team in the Gulf, The Mine Countermeasures Team deploy AUV (REMUS). Militaries from more than 27 nations spanning four continents will came together September 16-27, 2012 and participated in a defensive exercise to preserve freedom of navigation in the international waterways.
  • Bluefin Robotics image Bluefin RoboticsÕs Hovering Autonomous Underwater Vehicle.
  • Boston Engineering’s GhostSwimmer autonomous underwater vehicle fitted with biomimetic control fins. Navy Opportunity Forum, Hyatt Regency Crystal City 5 June 2012 Chris Cavas photo
  • A Battlespace Preparation Autonomous Underwater Vehicle. Bluefin Robotics photo
  • U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Hursky launches a SeaBotix VLBV 300 remotely operated vehicle during the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise in the Gulf of Oman, Nov. 7, 2014. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Blake Midnight
  • 130622-N-OM642-247 U.S. 5TH AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (June 22, 2013) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 3rd Class Jay Erny, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, retrieves a Seafox remotely-operated mine inspection vehicle as part of the counter-mine training during exercise Artemis Trident 2013. CTG 56.1 provides maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)
  • The MUSCLE SAS AUV uses a navigation and control system built by Bluefin Robotics Corp. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) and a SAS sensor from Thales Underwater Systems (Brest, France). For surface navigation, the AUV uses a global positioning system (GPS) sensor. For underwater navigation, the AUV uses a combination of a Doppler velocity log and an inertial measurement unit. – See more at: http://auvac.org/configurations/view/192#sthash.EbjzWiMp.dpuf