Accession Number:

AD1076009

Title:

Autonomous Arctic Ice Station

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report,01 Dec 2016,30 Nov 2018

Corporate Author:

WHOI Woods Hole United States

Personal Author(s):

• Freitag,Lee

Report Date:

2019-06-25

Pagination or Media Count:

5.0

Abstract:

We propose development, fabrication and initial testing of an autonomous ice station that will host underwater vehicles in ice-covered regions of the Arctic. The ice station will be a hybrid system that will support both vehicle infrastructure and sensor technology, with monitoring capability on, within and below the ice, plus communications, navigation and docking for underwater vehicles. The project is envisioned as a multi-year effort this proposal covers the first stage of the work the design and fabrication in preparation for deployment as early as autumn 2017 or springsummer 2018.

Descriptors:

• signal processing
• underwater acoustics
• arctic regions
• electrical engineering
• electronics
• underwater vehicles
• ice
• autonomous navigation

Subject Categories:

• Underwater and Marine Navigation and Guidance
• Snow, Ice and Permafrost
• Submarine Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE