Ocean Voyager II has been operational since January 1994 and is continually upgraded and modified by the staff and students here as tasks dictate. Following operations in the Dry Tortugas off the Florida Keys in August, the vehicle is slated to be turned over to USF for continued operations with their instrument packages. The Ocean Explorer is not just a single AUV but rather the name for the next generation of several vehicles currently being built. This is a new family of AUV's of modular construction, with hull, sensors and software easily convertible for different payloads. The docking system allows an Ocean Explorer AUV to rendezvous and dock with its base station using fuzzy logic control.
Payload interfacing specifications are available.
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