Navy looks to Teledyne Benthos for long-duration UUV sea glider persistent surveillance

摘要

U.S. Navy researchers are working with unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) experts at Teledyne Benthos Inc. in Fall River, Mass., to develop long-range and long-duration UUV technology that can harvest energy from the difference of ocean temperatures at different depths. Officials of the Office of Naval Research (ONR) in Arlington, Va., are awarding a $203,731 contract to Teledyne Benthos for a project called Long Endurance, Transoceanic Gliders Harvesting All Energy From The Ocean Thermocline. For this project, Teledyne Benthos experts will investigate technologies that could enable UUVs to conduct long-duration persistent surveillance of the ocean in different regions and different depths.