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- Self powered systems designed for oceanographic research that operate without a physical connection to the surface. These platforms use extremley modest energy requirements using changes in buoyancy for thrust coupled with a stable, low-drag, hydrodynamic shape. For further description see "http://marine.rutgers.edu/cool/glider/webpage/tutorialGlider.html". Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: AUVS Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: In Situ Ocean-based Platforms Short_Name: AUVS Long_Name: Autonomous Underwater Vehicles End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: AUVS End_Group Creation_Date: 2007-12-13 Online_Resource: http://marine.rutgers.edu/cool/glider/webpage/tutorialGlider.html Sample_Image: http://www.bluefinrobotics.com/images/isovan/AUVs-in-Container_500.jpg End_Group
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