Modern-Day Modern-Day Uses of Uses of Underwater Underwater VehiclesVehicles

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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