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A bird’s-eye view of what’s soon to be a whale’s-eye view…

August 15, 2016
Crewmembers prepare the REMUS 600 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) for deployment. The AUV is designed to collect high-resolution images at deep depths.

Photo: Nichia Huxtable

On Shimada’s mission, the AUV is used when scientists need detailed, high-resolution imaging of deep water areas or areas of special interest. The ship’s ME70 multibeam sonar can map the seafloor up to 350m deep, whereas the AUV can map as far down as 400m. Now remember, this is an AUTONOMOUS Underwater Vehicle; this means that you are literally dropping it off the side of the boat, leaving it to propel itself along a pre-programmed route, then, hours later, returning to a set location with the hope of seeing your million-dollar robot pop back up to the surface to be retrieved.
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