Global Innovation: Unmanned Systems and Regional Clusters Justin E. Manley August 2017 DefSec 2018
Where are they, what are they doing? COVE is building ties to . . . • California: San Diego, LA • Gulf of Mexico: Houston/Mississippi • New England: Connecticut to Maine • Lots of ocean robotics . . .
California: San Diego, Port of Los Angeles
USVs + ROV + UAS Long Range AUV (LRAUV) Benthic Rover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9Izk0YwS4M
Gulf of Mexico: Mississippi, Houston
Schlumberger/Sonardyne/SAAB Late 2015 Video available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaV9ZFGilBc&t=69s
AUVs: Houston Mechatronics • NASA Technologists • Advancing supervisory control • Investment ($20M) from O&G players • Plus . . . It is a transformer! https://www.houstonmechatronics.com/aquanaut/
Southern New England
Sky to Sea Sea Scout | A-Size Expendable UUV • Air Launch UUV anywhere you need it • Cost Effective/Expendable (Estimate $10k/UUV*) • A-size Sonobuoy Form Factor *Large quantities • Buoy Mode • Configurable Payload • Autonomous/Modular/Open Architecture • Built in Comms Courtesy QinetiQ North America
Sea to Sky Video available online: https://vimeo.com/209448663 Courtesy Lockheed Martin
Questions Justin E. Manley jmanley@alum.mit.edu 781-217-1477
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