Examples of AUV in a sentence
Consider, for example, a homing torpedo—an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) with a simple unchanging goal: impact a target.
The main goal of the AUV mission is to perform a systematic mapping of the marine seafloors (e.g. in Elibol et al.
This stability, combined with precise control of multiple thrusters, allows for extremely slow motion operation.2 Moving slowly allows for the collection of closely spaced remote observations, improving the measurement spatial resolution.Three types of sensors were onboard the AUV dur- ing the 2005 survey: navigation sensors for positioning and guidance, optical and sonar sensors for mapping the seafloor and its features, and in situ chemical sensors for quantifying the oceanographic environment.
In this section we do not attempt to provide a compre- hensive background in AUV technology or archaeological methodology; instead we attempt to reach across scientific and engineering disciplines, to engage a broad audience in robotics as well as the sciences and humanities.
Some notable projects beyond those initiated by the coauthors of this article include an MIT team’s deployment of the Caribou AUV to search for archaeological targets off the coast of Italy using side-scan sonar (Desset, Damus, Morash, & Bechaz, 2003) and the commercial use of AUVs by C&C Technologies for oil and gas pipeline surveys in the Gulf of Mexico.
Solid model of SeaBED AUV as initially designed and photo of the vehicle as deployed on the Chios wreck site.
For pipeline surveys, AUVs provide a less- expensive alternative to deep-tow sonar surveys, and AUV data collected during the surveys revealed several historic shipwrecks (Warren, Church, & Eslinger, 2007).
AUV platforms are capable of flying precisely controlled fixed-altitude survey lines, making full use of the sonar resolution.Additional variables that affect the resolution of a fi- nal map product are dependent on data acquisition proto- cols.
Local data quality audits are carried out twice a year on a sample of performance indicators based on a risk assessment and when the indicator was last audited.
With a two moorings, an extensive summer field program and the AUV testing this project has measured the temporal response of bio-optical and physical properties in the near-shore environment.