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Strengthening the AUV Community
AUVAC brings together academic, private
sector, and government organizations in support of Autonomous Undersea
Vehicles (AUVs), in order to advance AUV system
technology, promote AUV interoperability, and increase AUV availability
in support of national ocean community needs.
This website is brand new, and is an effort to encourage
collaboration within the AUV
community, from the point of view
of both users and research & technology developers.
The content at this time is being updated as new information
is obtained from people involved in the community.
We encourage you to suggest information to include
within the website and to become more involved in the effort to expand
awareness to potential users as well as sharing questions and
results.
AUVAC is a program of the Autonomous Undersea
Systems Institute.
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Conference: Underwater Intervention 2010
February 9-11, 2010
February 9-11, 2010,
Ernest N Morial Convention Center
New Orleans, La.
Underwater Intervention, Underwater Intervention is the combined annual conference of the Association of Diving Contractors International and the The Marine Technology Society's ROV Committee. Commercial Divers /Diving Contractors, ROVs, HOVs, AUVs, tools and techniques: if you are in the business of getting jobs done in the undersea environment you can't miss the Underwater Intervention 2010
Conference: Oceanology International 2010
March 9-11, 2010
March 9-11, 2010, London
Oceanology International, Oceanology International is the world’s premier meeting place for the marine science and ocean technology community. Oceanology is attended by a global community of engineers, scientists, legislators, policy makers and management professionals with responsibility across all of the ocean science and marine technology spectrum.
Community News
Admiral: UAVs, Other Unmanned Systems Crucial to Navy’s Future
February 4, 2010 — via Government Video
The technology has changed and so has the Navy’s outlook on remote-controlled and automated craft for the air and the water, said Rear Adm. Wendi B. Carpenter, commander at the Navy Warfare Development Command. Speaking at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Unmanned Systems Program Review Thursday (Feb. 4) in Washington. She described her job as being paid to think about unmanned systems, their future and their integration with information networks. She also described a superior telling her she had to “change the culture” of the Navy.
Electrochem Powers First Transatlantic Crossing of a Robotic Sea-Glider
February 4, 2010 — via Thomas Net
Electrochem's non-rechargeable lithium batteries were chosen to power the data collection features of the RU27, nicknamed the Scarlet Knight for Rutgers' sports teams, due to the product's exceptional performance in extreme temperature environments. The critical data collected during the mission will be provided back to the Navy for validation of ocean forecast models.
CNO on Unmanned systems
February 4, 2010 — via Navy Times
Unmanned at sea. Officials are elated with the recent deployment of the vertical take-off unmanned aerial vehicle, better known as Fire Scout, aboard a ship supporting counter-drug operations. “We’re going to get these systems into where the action is,” Roughead said.
• More power. The Navy continues to expand its future fleet and inventory of unmanned systems that will be used for undersea and surface operations, but one big problem remains: Insufficient power. Roughead said the capability is hampered “if after 24 hours it has to come home.” He implored the crowd heavily represented by communications and electronics companies: “We need power, and we need power quickly.”Research and development across Atlantic Canada is benefiting from an important federal investment of $62.4 million under Round VII of the Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF).
February 3, 2010 — via The Government Monitor
Memorial University of Newfoundland, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science (St. John’s) Project: Responsive Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Localization and Mapping (REALM) Memorial’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science will integrate sonar and advanced navigation and adaptive mission control systems for its Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). The new technology will enable the AUV to perform high quality seabed surveys to focus on areas of interest, thereby reducing time, energy, cost, and risk of vehicle loss. This project, with estimated total costs of $4 million, will receive approximately $2.1 million from the Atlantic Innovation Fund over a four-year period.
Increased Exposure
For vehicle manufacturers
AUVAC maintains a database of AUV system and subsystem technologies in order to match prospective customers with the equipment they need most: yours.
A Centralized Resource
For AUV users
From start to finish, AUVAC's members can help make your AUV mission a success. We bring together organizations involved in systems, integration, logistics, support, and analysis.
Information Sharing
For the AUV Community
AUVAC encourages communication between academic, private, and government organizations in order to increase the interoperability of systems and sensors.