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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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Demonstration: AUVSI and ONR's 12th International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition
July 28 - August 2, 2009
The goals of the AUVSI student competitions are to provide opportunities for students to experience the challenges of system engineering, to develop skill in accomplishing realistic missions with autonomous vehicles and to foster relationships between young engineers and the organizations developing and producing autonomous vehicle technologies.
The primary emphases of the AUVSI student competitions are learning and outreach. These events are not grand challenges designed explicitly to progress the state-of-the-art. The objective is to produce the people who will push the envelope in the future. Major innovations may be spawned in these events, but this is a by-product, not an objective. Most important are gaining an appreciation for the trade offs inherent in any system design and the lessons learned in transitioning from a working bench prototype to operating reliably in the real world.
Conference: AUVSI's Unmanned Systems North America 2009
August 10-13, 2009
The World’s Largest Unmanned Systems Conference and Exhibition:
* View the Largest Display of Unmanned Systems Hardware in the world with over 230,000 gross square feet of exhibit space
* Network with over 300 Exhibitors and 5,000 Attendees
* Listen to 76 Oral Presentations that include program updates and feature the latest industry trends and activities
* Interact with authors from 60 Poster Presentations covering government program updates, technology briefings and operational reports
* Meet with Key Leaders and Decision-Makers
* Focus on all disciplines – Air, Ground and Maritime
Community News
UUST 2009 30 year Anniversary
August 24, 2009
UUST 2009 23-26 August, The New England Center University of New Hampshire
Lafayette Company May Assist in Air France Efforts
June 24, 2009 — via KATC.com
The Air France Flight 447 search authority (BEA) has contacted C & C Technologies (Lafayette, Louisiana, USA) regarding a Phase Two effort to locate the flight recorders in the event that the pinger locater effort fails.
C & C Technologies is the world leader in deepwater autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) survey operations.NOAA and Partners to Conduct Survey of Civil War Ironclad USS Monitor
June 22, 2009 — via NOAA
NOAA and partnering organizations are deploying scuba divers and state-of-the-art technology this week to study the current condition of the USS Monitor, a Civil War shipwreck protected by a NOAA national marine sanctuary.
During the expedition, which concludes June 28, divers will survey and photograph visible sections of the Monitor using non-invasive techniques, including high-resolution digital still and video imagery. Deep Explorers and Rutgers University’s Institute of Marine and Coastal Science (IMCS) will also deploy an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) that will scan the wreck using sonar and collect water quality data. This is the first time a survey of this type will be conducted over the Monitor wreck site and the surrounding area. NOAA will use the information gathered during the survey to monitor the condition of the historic vessel and the sanctuary.Mine's eye
June 17, 2009 — via The Engineer - UK
A UK company has developed real-time sonar-imaging technology that uses a computer graphics card to greatly improve the image quality for side-scan sonar, as used in mine-hunting and pipeline surveys.
Synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) techniques enhance the resolution of images processed from sideways-looking sonar by up to 10 times, but existing systems require expensive technology to estimate the motion of the platform, as well as requiring it to move relatively straight. University College London (UCL) spinout Bloomsbury DSP is using the processing power of an NVIDIA graphics card to run proprietary algorithms to deliver high-resolution sonar images in real time without these restrictions.
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.