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Ocean exploration

Sometimes the quickest path is not a straight line

Sometimes the quickest path is not a straight line

March 8, 2012

New methods and software developed at MIT can predict optimal paths for automated underwater vehicles.

Also labeled: Autonomous vehicles, Computation, Department of Defense, Efficiency, Mechanical engineering, MIT Sea Grant, Navy, Oceanography and ocean engineering, Robots, Water, Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV)

Going with the flow

Going with the flow

November 9, 2011

Biomimetic pressure sensors help guide oceangoing vessels.

Also labeled: Autonomous vehicles, Mechanical engineering, Microsystems Technology Laboratories, MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), MIT Sea Grant, Oceanography and ocean engineering

Navigating blindfolded

Navigating blindfolded

November 8, 2011

Advanced mathematical techniques enable AUVs to survey large, complex and cluttered seascapes.

Also labeled: Autonomous vehicles, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Mechanical engineering, MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), MIT Sea Grant, Oceanography and ocean engineering, Oil spill, Research, Robots

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