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Time flies. Three years have already passed since the first Coordinated Robotics expedition took place on R/V Falkor, in Scott Reef, off the North West Australian coast. In preparation for that cruise, Dr. Ariell Friedman and his team developed the first iteration of Map Tracker, a rough cut version of its current iteration. The new … Continued
Angelicque White is an Associate Professor in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University and Courtesy Faculty at the University of Hawaii. White’s research employs various biochemical and optical approaches to characterize elemental stoichiometry, planktonic diversity, and phytoplankton production in oligotrophic oceanic regimes. White is an Investigator in the Simons … Continued
“The first problem we had is that the vehicle wasn’t communicating with the ship’s USBL system, so we weren’t able to keep track of where the Iver was underwater,” says Nick Goumas. “That made the mission very high risk. So we decided we were confident running a simple compass calibration mission, which is when the … Continued
On R/V Falkor, several Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) are being optimized individually. Meanwhile, the team is experimenting with artificial intelligence that will enable the machines to assess risk, complete missions, and replan actions in conjunction. At the same time, software is being developed to act as an umbrella that keeps track of operations by displaying … Continued
To adrenaline-seeking daredevils, hang gliding through midtown Manhattan may sound like a fun idea. Yet even the most adventurous risk-takers would be unwilling to start such a journey without a very good way to plan and modify their trajectories on the fly, detecting shifts in their intended path and adjusting to outside forces like wind … Continued
The Coordinated Robotics research cruise has begun! Take a behind the scenes look at how and why researchers are creating networks and communication between different vehicles.
Falkor’s boats rotate around her tirelessly through the day. Professor Stefan Williams, from the University of Sydney, knows how important it is to test the vehicles in open ocean, and how crucial it is to have access to a capable research vessel. “Often ship-time on a vessel like this would be very tied to the … Continued
Jorja Martin is a Mechatronic Engineer working with the Underwater group of the Australian Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR). She has a background working in autonomous port equipment vehicle fleets. Her current role includes developing, maintaining and deploying the ACFR’s fleet of underwater vehicles. She completed a Combined Degree in Mechatronic Engineering with Honours and … Continued
The starship Enterprise had one mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before. Such an assignment – minus the civilization part- could be very well applied to the Coordinated Robotics expedition. Some of the experts on Falkor are avid Star … Continued
Gartman, A., Hannington, M., Jamieson, J., Peterkin, B., Garbe-Schoenberg, D., Findlay, A., Fuchs, S., and T. Kwasnitschka. (2017). Boiling-induced Formation of Colloidal Gold in Black Smoker Hydrothermal Fluids. Geology 46(1); 39-42, doi:10.1130/G39492.1.[This article has been published as OPEN ACCESS].
