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NEWS KongsbergtoMarketTwo NewUnderwaterGlider Systems KongsbergUnderwaterTechnology,Inc.hascompletednegotiationswith CoMotion,theUniversityofWashington’scollaborativeinnovationhub,toobtain thesolerightstoproduce,marketandcontinuedevelopmentoftwonew underwaterglidersystems.Bothnewglidersystemsarebasedinpartonthe original,provenSeagliderdesign.Thefirstvehicle,Deepglider,isdesignedfor operationtoamaximumdepthof6,000metres.Thiscapabilitywillallowthe systemtocompletelyprofileover97%oftheworld’soceans. Thesecondvehicle,Oculus,isspecificallydesignedforhighperformance,shallow wateroperation.Oculushas3,500cm3ofvariablebuoyancy––whichwillallowit tooperatefromfreshwatertoseawaterwithouttheneedtoalteritsstaticballast.Itisalsocapableofachievinghorizontal speedsupto2knots.Thesecapabilitieswillenableoperationsinareasofextremedensityvariationandhighcurrents. OceanGliderPrinciple Oceanglidersareaspecialisedtypeofautonomousunderwatervehicle(AUV).Ratherthanusingapropellertomovethrough thewater,theyusefixedwingsandchangesinbuoyancytoachievebothverticalandforwardmotion.Thevehiclesmove throughthewaterinasaw-toothtrajectoryandsurfaceperiodicallytocommunicatedataonwaterproperties,suchas temperature,salinityandoxygenconcentration,backtousersviasatellitetelemetry.Thisformofpropulsionisveryenergy efficientandallowsmissionperiodsofseveralmonthsanddistancesofthousandsofkilometres,ratherthanjustafewdays andtensofkilometrestypicalofpropeller-drivenAUVs. DevelopmentoftheseglidersystemswassupportedbyfederalgrantsfromtheNationalScienceFoundation,National OceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,andtheDepartmentofNavy,OfficeofNavalResearch. TherangeofKongsbergSeaglidermodelsaredisplayedalongsidetheEelumeunderwaterrobotforthefirsttimeatAUVSI Xponential,whichtakesplacefrom8-11May2017attheKayBailerHutchisonConventionCenterinDallas(booth#1846). https://www.hydro-international.com/content/news/kongsberg-to-market-two-new-underwater-glider-systems
