Archive for the ‘Submarine’ tag
Solar-powered submarine
Engineers from Swiss company BKW have announced The Goldfish Project – a solar submarine in Lake Thun, that draws energy from a floating solar platform.
Like a water lily, the floating solar platform consists of a central element with a marquee, surrounded by five satellites fitted with solar panels. According to BKW, the energy produced by the solar power station is sufficient to guarantee the dives of the submarine, and ensure the fully-automatic positioning of the platform via GPS.
A solar powered shuttle boats will be used to bring the passengers from the shore, to the floating platform. The submarine will have a maximum diving depth of 300m, and be able to carry up to 24 people.
Read more on: Design, Energy, satellite, solar energy, solar panels, SubmarineUnderwater robot hovers in place
A robotic underwater vehicle that can hover in place like a helicopter has been developed by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
The new craft, Odyssey IV, is the latest in a series of small, inexpensive artificially intelligent submarines developed over the last two decades by The MIT Sea Grant College Program’s Autonomous Underwater Vehicles laboratory.
Read more on: AUV, Electronics, Robotics, robots, Submarine, underwater, vehicleROV and AUV to explore deepest undersea volcanoes
Scientists at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, are set to explore the world’s deepest undersea volcanoes and find out what lives in a ‘lost world’ five kilometres beneath the Caribbean, using the UK’s newest research ship, RRS James Cook. From the ship, the team will send the remotely-operated vehicle Isis, and new robot submarine, Autosub6000 into the abyss.
In two expeditions over three years, the researchers will look for new geological features and new species of marine life in the rift on the seafloor.
Team leader, Dr. Jon Copely explained: “The deep ocean is the largest ecosystem on our plant, so we need to understand its patterns of life.
“Deep-sea exploration has also given us new cancer treatment and better fibre-optic cables for the internet, both thanks to deep sea creatures.”
Read more on: AUV, Robotics, sea floor, SubmarineBMT unveils Vidar-36 submarine design
BMT Defence Services Ltd unveiled its Vidar-36 design for a 3,600 tonne, conventional (SSK) submarine.
BMT claims the Vidar-36 offers navies ocean-spanning reach, multiple-mission versatility in both ocean and coastal waters, anti-surface, anti-submarine and special operations capabilities.
Read more on: Electronics, Submarine