| January
2005
(January 5, 2005 – Pocasset,
MA) Hydroid Inc. announced today that it has recently
received an order from the University of Hawaii for
a REMUS AUV system. Hydroid is presently fabricating
the system and plans on shipping in early 2005.
Three investigators were funded by
the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to purchase the REMUS
system. The REMUS system will be immediately employed
in programs sponsored by ONR in mine burial prediction,
near shore wave and sediment processes, and carbonate
sediment distribution. All three programs are presently
ongoing at the University.
Dr. Roy Wilkens acts as coordinator
for the Mine Burial Prediction Program. The goal of
his program is to develop Tactical Decision Aids that
will allow for determination of the probability of mine
burial within a specified area.
Dr. Charles Fletcher is head of the
Coastal Geology Group at the University of Hawaii. His
research focuses on sand movement and repeat REMUS surveys
will add a new dimension to the change detection studies
Dr. Fletcher is conducting.
Dr. Geno Pawlak is an Assistant Professor
in the Department of Ocean Engineering. He is funded
to study wave boundary layer processes over an irregular
bottom. The REMUS data sets will enable Dr. Pawlak to
determine sea floor roughness utilizing the system’s
side scan sonar.
Hydroid Inc. holds the exclusive license
from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for the
manufacture and further development of the REMUS Autonomous
Underwater Vehicle (AUV) technology.
For further information
contact Kevin McCarthy, Vice President of Marketing
at Hydroid at Tel 508-563-6565, e-mail kmccarthy@hydroidinc.com.
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