Into the Deep: AUV and USV Arctic Exploration
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Time
Unmanned maritime systems are increasingly being used in the Arctic for a variety of defense, research and commercial missions. From climate change to mineral exploration, the technologies are making great strides in the region by providing data that has been unavailable to researchers and scientists until recently. During this webinar, attendees will hear from maritime robotics experts discussing how unmanned underwater and surface vehicles are impacting Arctic research.
Specific discussion topics will include:
- The challenges associated with under sea ice, and the risks associated with these operations
- Opportunities for future research in the area
- Technological advancements needed to ensure mission success
Speaker: Dr. Hanumant Singh, Ocean Engineer and Associate Scientist, Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Dr. Hanumant Singh’s group at WHOI focuses on underwater imaging and robotics, and their research takes them on expeditions around the world. Recent voyages have included the historic AGAVE (Arctic Polar) expeditions, one of the first times a scientific team succeeded in reaching the bottom of the Arctic Ocean. Singh’s autonomous robots have worked on a diverse set of applications while probing the ocean floor, including marine archaeology, marine geology and geophysics, fisheries, and coral reef ecology.