SAUV II and REMUS - Lake George, NY Field Tests

October 17 - 22, 2004

The Lake George tests are being conducted by the Autonomous Undersea Systems Institute (AUSI), Technology Systems Inc. (TSI), and Falmouth Scientific Inc. (FSI) in collaboration with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Darrin Fresh Water Institute (DFWI) research center and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC).

The goal of the Lake George testing is to continue to evaluate and exercise the capabilities of the SAUV II AUV platform and sensors, particularly with regard to underwater networking and multiple vehicle operations. To accomplish this goal, a number of objectives have been defined as summarized below:

Demonstrate underwater networking and communications gateway capability between the SAUV and REMUS AUVs
Demonstrate simple cooperation between 2 SAUVs
Obtain video and pictures of the AUVs
Demonstrate ranging between 2 SAUVs using onboard Benthos acoustic modems

These tests are part of a broader program to research and develop technology and systems to enable Multiple Cooperating AUVs (MCAUV), and is funded through ONR and NSF.

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