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ASV JetYak underway performing a near-shore search for munitions.

ASV JetYak underway performing a near-shore search for munitions.
ASV JetYak underway performing a near-shore search for munitions.
ASV JetYak underway performing a near-shore search for munitions.
ASV JetYak underway performing a near-shore search for munitions.
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Traykovski, Peter
ASV JetYak underway performing a near-shore search for munitions.
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11/05/2013
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Heres a new addition to the fleet of oceanographic vehicles: the Jetyak. It was developed by WHOI scientists Peter Traykovski and Hanu Singh, who adapted a commercially available gas-powered kayak. Its a sturdy surface craft that scientists can control remotely or program to run autonomously on a designated course. Equipped with downward-looking sonars, current meters, and other sensors, its ideal for mapping the seafloor or water properties in areas too shallow for underwater vehicles, such as coastal areas, or areas too dangerous for humans, such as the fronts of calving glaciers. It also robotically conducts repetitive or protracted surveys that would bore or stress people.
Caption from Oceanus online:
Along with instruments placed on the seafloor, WHOI scientist Peter Traykovski also uses an autonomous vehicle called a JetYak to study how unexploded munitions may be moved and/or buried on the seafloor in coastal waters.
Photo by Peter Traykovski
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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