WHOI Orders a REMUS 100 AUV

摘要

Hydroid Inc. announced today that they have recently received an order from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) for a REMUS 100 system that will be used for scientific operations in the Arctic in both ice-free and ice-covered zones.rnCommenting on the recent contract award Dr. Al Plueddemann stated that "Many important processes take place beneath the Arctic ice cover in winter and are very difficult to observe using traditional shipboard sampling techniques. Small AUVs hold great promise for under-ice exploration, but communication and navigation are difficult because the vehicle cannot surface to get a GPS fix, or use satellite or radio communications to report status or receive new commands."