As a Sr. Research Associate in the Deep Submergence Laboratory, Mr. Bowen has been a long-time pilot of the remotely-operated vehicle Jason, and was present when the Titanic was discovered and explored. This presentation was about the history of the development of technology for deep sea exploration, including the ROVs Jason and Medea, the versatility of this type of equipment for undersea work, and the engineering problems and solutions on the way to the current and next-generation ROVs and AUVs (remotely-operated vehicles and autonomous underwater vehicles). Web-based Resources WHOI web pages for the Deep Submergence Lab Office of Naval Research Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute's web pages on their ROVs COAST Project (technology links) The Jason Project Ocean Explorer Getting Better and Better Dive In: The Physics of Underwater Diving, by NOAA's Aquarius, the World's Only Underwater Laboratory Feedback Loops, a COAST - Deep Sea Technology Activity Measuring Water Depth activity Last updated: January 9, 2013 | |||||||||||||
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