These educational pages
on unmanned vehicles provide a quick overview of the advanced underwater
technology that is incorporated in my publication. They were prepared for the
the Marine Technology Society's Remotely Operated Vehicle Committee in 1999 and
were based on the information contained in the book on CD ROM, "Operational
Effectiveness of Unmanned Underwater Systems," that I co-authored and
edited.
For ordering information on the CD, please contact the author via the home page.
Additional technical information can be found on the Marine Technology Society
website: www.MTSociety.org.
Another excellent website is that of the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society: www.oceanicengineering.org.
Both societies promote the advanced underwater technology reflected in my books
via active committees and a wide range of international conferences and
symposia.
ROV Website Education
The education on the web site will be comprised of a series of one page summaries (2 pages in some really NEAT areas) of specific topics with one or more photos on each page. This will allow easy download for reports or basic reference. All material will be summarized from the CD ROM and the reader will be referred to the reference for more detailed material. In addition, the reference books presently listed on the web site can be expanded into a paragraph on each one that gives more information on applicability to the reader. Total could be approximately 40 pages of new material.
Categories of ROVs
Classes of ROVs
Commercial – General
Other Applications
Thrusters