1. Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
for ocean observation and marine
research
michele.cocco@edgelab.eu
Michele Cocco, Ph.D.

2. How much do we
know about oceans?
AUV: The Problem
Sea Technologies
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3. Marine exploration is a complex
issue
AUV: The Problem
Sea Technologies
Expensive technologies are needed
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4. dark
corrosive
low temperature
high depth
Sea is a harsh environment
Sea Technologies
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AUV: The Problem

5. AUV: Market Target
Sea Technologies
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Offshore Oil & Gas
Scientific Research and Oceanography
Ocean Exploration and Observation
Defense and Maritime Security

6. Sea Technologies
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7. !
I veicoli sommergibili guidati
(manned)
Sea Technologies
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8. Sea Technologies
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9. "#
Sea Technologies
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10. ""
ROV:
Remotely
Operating
Vehicles
Sea Technologies
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11. "$
Sea Technologies
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12. Sea Technologies
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13. A new approach is needed
Sea Technologies
Drone example:
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AUV: The Problem

14. AUV U_Tracker:
A new generation of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Sea Technologies
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15. low cost
new materials
AUV U_Tracker: the Product
Sea Technologies
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user friendly
open source

16. Sea Technologies
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There is a real demand of tools for seafloor exploration

17. AUV: Market Dimensions (Defense & O&G)
Sea Technologies
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AUV Global Market Forecast: 3.8b US$ within 2019, soaring fast
Approx 1.300 AUV/year

18. Sea Technologies
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MH370
Eurocargo Venezia

19. The Internet of Underwater Things (IoUWT) perspective
Sea Technologies
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20. michele.cocco@edgelab.eu
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Sea Technologies
New frontiers in marine research and exploration
How inappropriate to call this planet Earth
when it is quite clearly Ocean
(Arthur C. Clarke)