Development of Direct to Mold Tool and Prototype for a Composite Solar-Powered Unmanned Surface Vehicle

Camosun学院正在与Open Ocean Robotics Inc.建立第一个主要的应用研究合作伙伴关系。由首席执行官朱莉安格斯领导，她是企业家、科学家，也是清洁技术挑战赛中的女性决赛选手。 Open Ocean开发了独特的技术，允许他们的小型数据收集船在极端天气条件下自主运行，并在海上航行数月，同时保持通信并向基地报告。这项技术将用于海洋科学研究，巡逻，北极研究，军事应用和许多其他方面。与Camosun合作，将建造一艘原型船并进行测试，以在大规模生产开始之前证明概念和可靠性。长期的期望是大大提高在加拿大和世界各地一些最苛刻的海洋环境中安全和经济有效地收集信息的能力。

Camosun College is entering into its first major applied research partnership with Open Ocean Robotics Inc. which is lead by CEO Julie Angus, entrepreneur, scientist, and finalist in the Women in Clean tech Challenge. Open Ocean has developed unique technology to allow autonomous operation of their small data gathering marine vessels in extreme weather conditions and for many months at sea, all while retaining communications and reporting back to base. This technology will have uses in marine scientific research, patrols, Arctic research, military applications, and many others. Working with Camosun, a prototype vessel will be constructed and tested to prove concepts and reliability before large scale production begins. Longer term expectations are to dramatically improve the ability to gather information safely and cost effectively in some of the most demanding marine environments in Canada and around the world.