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The iRobot Seaglider is a deep-diving UUV designed for missions lasting many months and covering thousands of miles. Seaglider measures temperature, salinity and other quantities in the ocean, sending back data using global satellite telemetry. More than...
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Mike Rufo discusses the mechanical and electronic systems on board Boston Engineering's GhostSwimmer, a new Autonomous Underwater Vehicle being developed for the Office of Naval Research (ONR). It is a biomimetic vehicle that further develops underwater...
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GhostSwimmer is a tactical, efficient, biomimetic autonomous artificial fish UUV that employs the actual mechanics and dynamics of biological fish to create the ultimate in efficient swimming while remaining responsive to the needs of current covert,...
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The Power Wave AC/DC 1000 inverter power source from The Lincoln Electric Company enabled T Bailey (a Washington-based construction and fabrication company) to significantly increase productivity and reach the higher deposition rates on its wind turbine...
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Essential to wind power generation is fabrication of wind towers capable of enduring the extreme conditions in which they are placed. Environmental exposure and high quality material requirements are two of the many challenges presented in wind tower...
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The Paragon Dive System isolates a diver in a “space-suit like environment”, incorporating a Return Surface Exhaust design and upgraded materials, completely protecting divers from contaminants and hazardous materials present in their surrounding environment...
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Northrop Grumman's Fire Scout UAV is based on a commercial off-the-shelf Schweizer 333 manned helicopter manufactured in Horseheads, NY. The baseline design has proven a highly reliable and effective platform with extensive operating history. The...
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Northrop Grumman's Transformational Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle system provides unprecedented situation awareness and precision targeting support for U.S. Armed Forces of the future. The MQ-8B Fire Scout...
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The Harbor Wing Autonomous Unmanned Surface Vehicle (AUSV) is unique. Defined by three innovative components: the WingSail, the Hydrofoils, and the Guidance System, it will perform a range of critical missions. The design and integration of these components...
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Current research in the area of biofuels includes a major R&D program with Solix Biofuels and the Engines and Energy Conversion Lab to develop photobioreactors for the mass production of algae as a biodiesel feedstock. Designing and building a Photobioreactor...
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The vision of Solix Biofuels is to unlock the complex secrets of one of the simplest organisms on Earth, microalgae, to create a commercially viable biofuel that will play a vital role in solving climate change and petroleum scarcity, without competing...
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Ocean Server Technologies is looking at robotics from a practical application of oceanic exploration. With half of the vehicle available for customized applications, this swimming torpedo robot offers amazing exploration of the planets ocean environment...