How integrated optical-acoustic AUV technology is advancing deep-sea exploration
Article about WHOI's efforts to integrate optical and acoustic technologies on autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to improve deep-sea exploration. It highlights Coleman's work since joining WHOI in October 2024, including an interdisciplinary mission with the U.S. Navy to survey the USS F-1 submarine lost off San Diego in 1917. The team combined multibeam and sidescan sonar from AUV Sentry with high-resolution imagery from Alvin's cameras to advance deep-sea discovery.
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Since coming on board at WHOI in October 2024, Coleman's focus has expanded to integrating optical and acoustic technologies on autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to improve deep-sea exploration and discovery.
Combining the multibeam and sidescan sonar mapping capabilities of AUV Sentry and high-resolution images from five cameras aboard the human-occupied submersible Alvin, Coleman's team used...
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How ocean imaging is accelerating the pace of deep-sea discovery
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