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Autonomous Underwater Vehicles for ocean observation and marine
research
michele.cocco@edgelab.euMichele Cocco, Ph.D.
How much do we know about oceans?
AUV: The Problem
Sea Technologies!
Marine exploration is a complex issue
AUV: The Problem
Sea Technologies
Expensive technologies are needed
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dark
corrosive
low temperature
high depth
Sea is a harsh environment
Sea Technologies!
AUV: The Problem
AUV: Market Target
Sea Technologies!
Offshore Oil & Gas
Scientific Research and Oceanography
Ocean Exploration and Observation
Defense and Maritime Security
Sea Technologies!
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I veicoli sommergibili guidati (manned)
Sea Technologies!
Sea Technologies!
"#Sea Technologies
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ROV:
RemotelyOperatingVehicles
Sea Technologies!
"$Sea Technologies
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Sea Technologies!
A new approach is needed
Sea Technologies
Drone example:
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AUV: The Problem
AUV U_Tracker: A new generation of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Sea Technologies!
low cost
new materials
AUV U_Tracker: the Product
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user friendly
open source
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There is a real demand of tools for seafloor exploration
AUV: Market Dimensions (Defense & O&G)
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AUV Global Market Forecast: 3.8b US$ within 2019, soaring fast
Approx 1.300 AUV/year
Sea Technologies!
MH370
Eurocargo Venezia
The Internet of Underwater Things (IoUWT) perspective
Sea Technologies!
michele.cocco@edgelab.eu
!Sea Technologies
New frontiers in marine research and exploration
How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean
(Arthur C. Clarke)
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