Wave-Powered Unmanned Surface Vehicle as a Station-Keeping Gateway Node for Undersea Distributed Networks
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Authors
Rochholz, Timothy W.
Subjects
Acoustic Modem, Unmanned Surface Vehicle, USV, Wave Glider, PAC X, Underwater Network, Hydrodynamic Propulsion, SHARC, Gateway Buoy, Underwater Acoustic Communications
Advisors
Rice, Joseph A.
Chung, Timothy H.
Date of Issue
2012-09
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Sep-12
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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By analyzing data from a long-duration deployment of four wave-powered unmanned surface vehicles called Wave Gliders, an assessment of operating characteristics informs the potential utility of the Wave Glider in an undersea distributed network as a replacement for a moored communications gateway buoy. Specifically, the wave-powered propulsion system is analyzed to assess endurance, operability, and application in an underwater distributed network as the gateway node. The results of the study serve to identify the parameters for an experiment designed to test the Wave Glider as a station-keeping gateway node.
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Applied Physics
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.