Scientific Challenges and Present Capabilities in Underwater Robotic Vehicle Design and Navigation for Oceanographic Exploration Under-Ice

Scientific Challenges and Present Capabilities in Underwater Robotic Vehicle Design and Navigation for Oceanographic Exploration Under-Ice

This paper reviews the scientific motivation and challenges, development, and use of underwater robotic vehicles designed for use in ice-covered waters, with special attention paid to the navigation systems employed for under-ice deployments. Scientific needs for routine access under fixed and movin...

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Main Authors: Laughlin D. L. Barker, Michael V. Jakuba, Andrew D. Bowen, Christopher R. German, Ted Maksym, Larry Mayer, Antje Boetius, Pierre Dutrieux, Louis L. Whitcomb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
underwater robotic vehicles
under-ice navigation
tethered vehicles
hybrid vehicles
gliders
ocean science
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/16/2588
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spelling doaj-ceb5ad07dddd4a189bce98c98064dea22020-11-25T03:07:26ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922020-08-01122588258810.3390/rs12162588Scientific Challenges and Present Capabilities in Underwater Robotic Vehicle Design and Navigation for Oceanographic Exploration Under-IceLaughlin D. L. Barker0Michael V. Jakuba1Andrew D. Bowen2Christopher R. German3Ted Maksym4Larry Mayer5Antje Boetius6Pierre Dutrieux7Louis L. Whitcomb8Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USADepartment of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USADepartment of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USADepartment of Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USADepartment of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USADepartment of Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USAAlfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 27570 Bremerhaven, GermanyLamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USAThis paper reviews the scientific motivation and challenges, development, and use of underwater robotic vehicles designed for use in ice-covered waters, with special attention paid to the navigation systems employed for under-ice deployments. Scientific needs for routine access under fixed and moving ice by underwater robotic vehicles are reviewed in the contexts of geology and geophysics, biology, sea ice and climate, ice shelves, and seafloor mapping. The challenges of under-ice vehicle design and navigation are summarized. The paper reviews all known under-ice robotic vehicles and their associated navigation systems, categorizing them by vehicle type (tethered, untethered, hybrid, and glider) and by the type of ice they were designed for (fixed glacial or sea ice and moving sea ice).https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/16/2588underwater robotic vehiclesunder-ice navigationtethered vehicleshybrid vehiclesglidersocean science
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author Laughlin D. L. Barker
Michael V. Jakuba
Andrew D. Bowen
Christopher R. German
Ted Maksym
Larry Mayer
Antje Boetius
Pierre Dutrieux
Louis L. Whitcomb
spellingShingle Laughlin D. L. Barker
Michael V. Jakuba
Andrew D. Bowen
Christopher R. German
Ted Maksym
Larry Mayer
Antje Boetius
Pierre Dutrieux
Louis L. Whitcomb
Scientific Challenges and Present Capabilities in Underwater Robotic Vehicle Design and Navigation for Oceanographic Exploration Under-Ice
Remote Sensing
underwater robotic vehicles
under-ice navigation
tethered vehicles
hybrid vehicles
gliders
ocean science
author_facet Laughlin D. L. Barker
Michael V. Jakuba
Andrew D. Bowen
Christopher R. German
Ted Maksym
Larry Mayer
Antje Boetius
Pierre Dutrieux
Louis L. Whitcomb
author_sort Laughlin D. L. Barker
title Scientific Challenges and Present Capabilities in Underwater Robotic Vehicle Design and Navigation for Oceanographic Exploration Under-Ice
title_short Scientific Challenges and Present Capabilities in Underwater Robotic Vehicle Design and Navigation for Oceanographic Exploration Under-Ice
title_full Scientific Challenges and Present Capabilities in Underwater Robotic Vehicle Design and Navigation for Oceanographic Exploration Under-Ice
title_fullStr Scientific Challenges and Present Capabilities in Underwater Robotic Vehicle Design and Navigation for Oceanographic Exploration Under-Ice
title_full_unstemmed Scientific Challenges and Present Capabilities in Underwater Robotic Vehicle Design and Navigation for Oceanographic Exploration Under-Ice
title_sort scientific challenges and present capabilities in underwater robotic vehicle design and navigation for oceanographic exploration under-ice
publisher MDPI AG
series Remote Sensing
issn 2072-4292
publishDate 2020-08-01
description This paper reviews the scientific motivation and challenges, development, and use of underwater robotic vehicles designed for use in ice-covered waters, with special attention paid to the navigation systems employed for under-ice deployments. Scientific needs for routine access under fixed and moving ice by underwater robotic vehicles are reviewed in the contexts of geology and geophysics, biology, sea ice and climate, ice shelves, and seafloor mapping. The challenges of under-ice vehicle design and navigation are summarized. The paper reviews all known under-ice robotic vehicles and their associated navigation systems, categorizing them by vehicle type (tethered, untethered, hybrid, and glider) and by the type of ice they were designed for (fixed glacial or sea ice and moving sea ice).
topic underwater robotic vehicles
under-ice navigation
tethered vehicles
hybrid vehicles
gliders
ocean science
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/16/2588
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