Underwater Glider
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Underwater Glider Basic Data Category: Environmental technologies URL (first publication): https://v1.wevolver.com/alex.williams/project/0d0cba1-main/description
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Assembly instructions are editable: Bill of materials is editable: Design files are in original format: No Free redistribution is allowed licence: No
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Open-o-meter: 0 Product category: Vehicles & Parts Contains original non-electronic hardware: Contains original electronic hardware: Contains original software: |
Description
As underwater gliders travel slowly through the water, they disturb the surrounding water very little, allowing for accurate and reliable data recording. Underwater gliders are normally AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles) and can run a pre-determined route without requiring human interaction.
This glider is open-source, with 3D printed components combined with readily available hardware, allowing it to be assembled for a low cost. Given the openness of the project, the project could be forked to produce alternative designs suited to particular scenarios. For instance; changing the tubing to aluminium to become a deep sea glider; using a unique sensor array for specialised applications; changing the buoyancy engine size to increase speed.
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