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Modern-Day Uses of Underwater Vehicles. Module 1, Section 2. Modern-Day Uses of Underwater Vehicles. All underwater vehicles are designed for a purpose – that is, they have some kind of work or mission to accomplish. It may be observational or It may require physical intervention. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Modern-Day Modern-Day Uses of Uses of Underwater Underwater VehiclesVehicles
Module 1, Section 2Module 1, Section 2
Modern-Day Uses of Modern-Day Uses of Underwater VehiclesUnderwater Vehicles
All underwater vehicles are All underwater vehicles are designed for a purpose – that is, designed for a purpose – that is, they have some kind of work or they have some kind of work or mission to accomplish.mission to accomplish.
It may be observational orIt may be observational or It may require physical It may require physical
interventionintervention
National DefenseNational Defense
Used for:Used for: Search, detection and reconnaissanceSearch, detection and reconnaissance Underwater communicationsUnderwater communications Sub-sea surveillanceSub-sea surveillance Self-defense of ships, subs, and Self-defense of ships, subs, and
harborsharbors Engineering tasks; mine removal, Engineering tasks; mine removal,
construction port clearance/surveyconstruction port clearance/survey
Resource ExtractionResource Extraction
The Oil and Gas Industry is the The Oil and Gas Industry is the biggest usersbiggest users
Work class ROVs are used to Work class ROVs are used to maintain wellheads and equipmentmaintain wellheads and equipment
MiningMining AquacultureAquaculture
ScienceScience
OceanographyOceanography PharmacologyPharmacology MicrobiologyMicrobiology LimnologyLimnology
Ocean Ocean EngineeringEngineering
AcousticsAcoustics EnergyEnergy
New technology enables scientists to do New technology enables scientists to do previously impossible observations and previously impossible observations and experiments, thus opening up whole new experiments, thus opening up whole new frontiers to scientific discovery.frontiers to scientific discovery.
TelecommunicationsTelecommunications
AUVs and ROVs are used for AUVs and ROVs are used for mapping and surveymapping and survey
Bottom crawling ROVs handle the Bottom crawling ROVs handle the seabed installation of cable.seabed installation of cable.
Construction, Inspection, Construction, Inspection, and Maintenanceand Maintenance
Projects such as bridges, offshore Projects such as bridges, offshore drilling and production facilities, drilling and production facilities, dams, piers, and cable and pipeline dams, piers, and cable and pipeline operations all require some sort of operations all require some sort of underwater intervention work.underwater intervention work.
Search and RecoverySearch and Recovery
Most search and recovery work is Most search and recovery work is undertaken to locate and recover undertaken to locate and recover bodies, downed aircraft, sunken boats, bodies, downed aircraft, sunken boats, valuable equipment, stolen property, valuable equipment, stolen property, or evidence of criminal activities.or evidence of criminal activities.
ArcheologyArcheology
Underwater archeology is a Underwater archeology is a rapidly growing field that benefits rapidly growing field that benefits from a wide range of underwater from a wide range of underwater technology to:.technology to:.
1.1. Locate Locate 2.2. AssessAssess3.3. IdentifyIdentify4.4. DocumentDocument
ArcheologyArcheologyLocate
ArcheoloArcheologygyLocate
Archeology
Assess
Archeology
Assess
Archeology
Identify
Archeology
Identify
Document
Recreation and Recreation and EntertainmentEntertainment
ScubaScuba Tourist SubsTourist Subs Movies/Film makingMovies/Film making Micro-ROVsMicro-ROVs
EducationEducationTeachers are using the motivational effects of ROVs to excite this and future generations of children to study science and technology
1. MATE International ROV CompetitionScout ClassRanger ClassExplorer Class
2. Sea Perch ROV3. Jason Project4. AUVSI