Self powered systems designed for oceanographic research that operate without a
physical connection to the surface. These platforms use extremley modest energy
requirements using changes in buoyancy for thrust coupled with a stable,
low-drag, hydrodynamic shape. For further description see
"http://marine.rutgers.edu/cool/glider/webpage/tutorialGlider.html".
Group: Platform_Details
Entry_ID: AUVS
Group: Platform_Identification
Platform_Category: In Situ Ocean-based Platforms
Short_Name: AUVS
Long_Name: Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
End_Group
Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names
Short_Name: AUVS
End_Group
Creation_Date: 2007-12-13
Online_Resource: http://marine.rutgers.edu/cool/glider/webpage/tutorialGlider.html
Sample_Image: http://www.bluefinrobotics.com/images/isovan/AUVs-in-Container_500.jpg
End_Group (en)