 National Deep Submergence Facility VehiclesNDSF builds and operates a series of vehicles that take scientists or "scientific presence" throughout the ocean to observe, sample, and conduct experiments. These vehicles include: » HOV Alvin » ROV Jason » AUV ABE/Sentry  Hybrid Remotely Operated Vehicle (HROV) NereusThe HROV will operate in two modes; as an autonomous, or free-swimming, vehicle for wide area surveys (left) and as a tethered, or cabled, vehicle for sampling and other tasks.  Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)An Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) is a robot which travels underwater, is powered by batteries or fuel cells, and can operate by themselves according to a computer program and input from their own sensors.  Towed VehiclesEquipped with a variety of sensors, towed vehicles are lowered over the side of a research vessel and pulled through the water at different depths.  Multidisciplinary Instrumentation in Support of Oceanography (MISO)MISO is a community instrumentation facility for deep-sea digital imaging at WHOI and funded by the National Science Foundation's Ocean Sciences Division. The MISO Facility provides ready access to all US investigators needing deep-sea digital imaging capabilities for seafloor experiments and surveys that are rated to 6000 m depth. Last updated: January 27, 2010 | |||||||||||||
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