Modern-Day Uses of Underwater Vehicles

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Modern-Day Uses of Underwater Vehicles

• Module 1, Section 2

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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

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National Defense

• Used for
• Search, detection and reconnaissance
• Underwater communications
• Sub-sea surveillance
• Self-defense of ships, subs, and harbors
• Engineering tasks mine removal, construction
  port clearance/survey

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Resource Extraction

• The Oil and Gas Industry is the biggest users
• Work class ROVs are used to maintain wellheads
  and equipment
• Mining
• Aquaculture

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Science
New technology enables scientists to do
previously impossible observations and
experiments, thus opening up whole new frontiers
to scientific discovery.

• Oceanography
• Pharmacology
• Microbiology
• Limnology

• Ocean Engineering
• Acoustics
• Energy

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Telecommunications

• AUVs and ROVs are used for mapping and survey
• Bottom crawling ROVs handle the seabed
  installation of cable.

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Construction, Inspection, and Maintenance

• Projects such as bridges, offshore drilling and
  production facilities, dams, piers, and cable and
  pipeline operations all require some sort of
  underwater intervention work.

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Search and Recovery

• Most search and recovery work is undertaken to
  locate and recover bodies, downed aircraft,
  sunken boats, valuable equipment, stolen
  property, or evidence of criminal activities.

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Archeology

• Underwater archeology is a rapidly growing
  field that benefits from a wide range of
  underwater technology to.
• Locate
• Assess
• Identify
• Document

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Archeology
Locate
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Archeology
Locate
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Archeology Assess
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Archeology Assess
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Archeology Identify
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Archeology Identify Document
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Recreation and Entertainment

• Scuba
• Tourist Subs
• Movies/Film making
• Micro-ROVs

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Education

• Teachers are using the motivational effects of
  ROVs to excite this and future generations of
  children to study science and technology
• MATE International ROV Competition
• Scout Class
• Ranger Class
• Explorer Class
• Sea Perch ROV
• Jason Project
• AUVSI