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Article: Science lab engineering: design software aids marine research.(REVISION X)
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- Designfax
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- September 1, 2005
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Ocean science research offers many challenges--not the least of which involves identifying objects at great depth without attempting to collect many samples. A primary focus for the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), Moss Landing, CA--some 20 miles north of the famed aquarium--is the development of instrumentation to be mounted on unmanned vehicles to perform such identification. MBARI emphasizes the peer relationship between engineers and scientists as a basic principle of its operation.
The institute has two remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). One, named Ventana, operates to a depth of 1850 meters, while the other, named Tiburon, operates down to ...