The Wave Glider: A persistent platform for ocean science

Author

Manley, Justin ; Willcox, Scott

Author_Institution

Liquid Robot., Sunnyvale, CA, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

24-27 May 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

The Wave Glider is an unmanned maritime vehicle (UMV) unique in its ability to harness ocean wave energy for platform propulsion. This paper provides an overview of the Wave Glider vehicle´s design and capabilities, and presents results from the engineering sea trials conducted with several prototype and the current production generations of the vehicle. The vehicle´s performance in a variety of ocean conditions is described. The vehicle´s robustness and capabilities for extended mission durations are also examined. Scientific applications of the Wave Glider are presented through discussion of preliminary results and planned programs. Finally, we discuss several payload packages that have been or are currently being developed for the vehicle.

Keywords

ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; propulsion; prototypes; remotely operated vehicles; underwater vehicles; Wave Glider; ocean science; ocean wave energy; platform propulsion; prototype; unmanned maritime vehicle; vehicle design; Acoustics; Oceans; Payloads; Propulsion; Robots; Sensors; Vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2010 IEEE - Sydney

Conference_Location

Sydney, NSW

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5221-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-5222-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANSSYD.2010.5603614

Filename

5603614