Upgrades to the Tethered Vehicle Systems of the National Deep Submergence Facilities

OCE99-07999鲍文伍兹洞海洋研究所(WHOI)运营着国家深海科学设施，以支持海洋科学研究。该设施由载人和无人驾驶车辆组成。世界卫生组织要求提供资金，用于升级无人值守的遥控飞行器，包括Jason、Argo和DSL-120。在过去的5年里，ROV已经支持了超过25次海洋地质、化学和生物方面的巡航。这些系统还帮助成功部署了海底观测站监视器和各种传感器，用于了解大洋中脊的地球物理和岩土特性。由于支持深海科学研究所需的技术迅速变化，ROV的技术必须经历稳步的技术和操作演变，以跟上这些要求。世界卫生组织在深潜科学界的投入下，拥有必要的工程能力来开展研究和开发，以显著提高国家设施中水下机器人套件的能力。为了改善对运载工具的支持，将需要建造具有更强的遥测能力、增加有效载荷、提高操纵性和改进传感器以测量深潜参数的运载工具。工程设计将在世界卫生组织进行，并听取用户社区的意见。这项工程预计在两年内完成。

OCE99-07999BowenWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) operates the National Deep Submergence Science Facility in support of marine scientific research. The facility consists of manned and unmanned vehicles. WHOI requests funds for the upgrade of the umanned Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV), including JASON, ARGO and DSL-120. In the past 5 years the ROVs have supported over 25 cruises in marine geology, chemistry and biology. These systems have also contributed to the successful deployment of ocean floor observatory monitors and various sensors employed to understand the geophysical and geotechnical properties of mid-ocean ridges.Due to rapid changes in technology required to support scientific research in the deep ocean, the technology of the rov's must undergo steady technical and operational evolution to keep pace with these requirements. WHOI, with input from the deep submergence science community, has the necessary engineering capability to carry-out the research and development to significantly improve the capabilities of the suite of ROVs in the National Facility. The demand for improved support from the vehicles will require the construction of vehicles with greater capability for telemetry, increased payload, increased maneverability and improved sensors to measure deep submergence parameters. The engineering design will be carried out at WHOI with input from the users community. The project is expected to be completed in two years..***