00765227

Monograph

http://www.nap.edu/catalog/5069.html

Oceanographers, ocean engineers, and those who use and manage the ocean's resources use a variety of platforms and payloads, including Earth-orbiting spacecraft, surface ships, moored and drifting buoys, towed sleds, and undersea vehicles, depending on the task at hand. To meet our national needs and commitments, these scientists, engineers, and managers will need to enhance the capabilities and productivity of methods for making measurements under the sea and on the seafloor and for performing work in sectors of the sea that are difficult, if not impossible, to access. This report focuses on undersea vehicles, which may serve as platforms for varied sensors and work devices and may be operated as independent units or as parts of larger systems, such as ships, satellites, buoys, and towed sheds. It whould be noted that many technical issues related to sensors, communications, navigations, and power are common to undersea vehicles, buoys, and sleds.

English

99 p.

1996

Appendices; Figures; References; Tables

Buoys; Communication devices; Engineers; Mooring buoys; Navigational satellites; Oceanographic vessels; Ships; Submarines; Towed barges; Underwater vehicles; Water resources

Design; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment

TRIS, TRB

Jun 22 1999 12:00AM