Program Book - Oceans'10 IEEE Sydney

T08: AUV technology
Presenter: William Kirkwood
Time: 1300 – 1630
Room: Bayside 104
AUV Application Basics is a short course
that provides an overview of current
AUV technologies and operations. The
objective is to establish a basic
understanding of what currently
available AUVs for oceanographic
applications. The attendee will gain
basic understanding of AUV types, technologies, terminology,
and navigation techniques, including discussion of the
comparative strengths of AUVs and alternative methods of data
collection. The attendee will also be provided an understanding
of tradeoffs in AUV operations, including power estimation,
endurance considerations, and mission structure to acquire the
desired data sets. Key points are illustrated by applications and
results from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute‘s
(MBARI) Dorado AUV and other AUV operations. Topics
include: Basic AUV technology, AUV at-sea Operation, Payload
Considerations, Mission Planning, Upper and Mid-Water AUV
missions, Benthic and Mapping AUV missions, Data Collection
and Reduction, AUV Integration into Sampling Networks, and a
look at coming AUV advances. The interactive format, using
the materials provided, allows the attendee discussion time for
relevance and demonstration purposes regarding real or
potential AUV plans.
Biography: Bill is a Senior Research and Development
Engineer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
(MBARI) located in Monterey Bay, California. Bill has a BS in
Mechanical Engineering and a MS in Computer Science which he
has applied to controls and automation of electromechanical
systems and robotics since 1978. Bill has been with MBARI for
19 years as a lead mechanical engineer and program manager
developing the Tiburon remotely operated vehicle and Dorado
class autonomous underwater vehicles. Bill‘s current focus is
development of underwater instrumentation for science
studying hydrates and ocean acidification issues associated with
anthropogenic CO2.
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