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Mechanical Design

  • Scientific and naval instrumentation
  • Autonomous undersea vehicles
  • Moorings, underwater structures and towers
  • Harsh environment packaging (polar, shipboard, and airborne systems)
  • Finite element analysis
  • Acoustic transducers
  • Corrosion and abrasion analysis and control

Electrical Design

  • Low-power, battery operated, embedded systems
  • High-speed data acquisition systems and signal processings
  • Custom analog and digital board design, PCB layout
  • Complex system design, electro-mechanical systems
  • Custom and OEM sensor integration

Software Design

  • Embedded systems
  • Remote/autonomous operation
  • TCP/IP instrumentation
  • Linux, Windows, and DOS systems
  • C++, Visual Basic, Labview, Matlab, and web-based languages

Field Operations

  • Deployment, operation, and recovery of equipment at sea and in the Arctic
  • Logistics and operations support in the Arctic, at sea, and remote locations
  • Diving — open water and under-ice (divers certified by the American Academy of Underwater Sciences and by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration for nitrox mixed gas diving)
Persistent Environmental Monitoring Near an Operational Wave Energy Converter   A New Research Vessel for the APL-UW Fleet   Riding Waves to Generate Electricity  

The first demonstration of oceanographic sensors powered only by wave energy.

The R/V Russell Davis Light entered service in summer 2018.

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Acoustics Air-Sea Interaction & Remote Sensing Center for Environmental & Information Systems Center for Industrial & Medical Ultrasound Electronic & Photonic Systems Ocean Engineering Ocean Physics Polar Science Center
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