Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Orpheus: A lightweight, cost-effective AUV designed for use in the deepest trenches of the ocean.
Photo courtesy of WHOI.
In order to complete its work of mapping and exploring the global ocean, especially the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), OECI utilizes state of the art technologies including those listed below. OECI also works to expand the capabilities of these technologies…
University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography
- Research Vessel Endeavor
Ocean Exploration Trust
- Exploration Vessel Nautilus
- Remotely Operated Vehicle Hercules
- Remotely Operated Vehicle Little Hercules
- Remotely Operated Vehicle Argus
- Remotely Operated Vehicle (Towsled) Atalanta
University of Southern Mississippi (associated with Gulf Shore Research Labs)
- Research Vessel Point Sur
- Research Vessel Jim Franks
- Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Eagle Ray
- Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Mola Mola
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- Research Vessel Atlantis
- Research Vessel Neil Armstrong
- Research Vessel Tioga
- Remotely Operated Vehicle System Jason/Medea
- Human Occupied Vehicle Alvin
- Hybrid Remotely Operated Vehicle Nereid Under Ice (NUI)
- Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Sentry
- Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Mesobot
- Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Orpheus
University of New Hampshire, Under the Center for Ocean Mapping and NOAA-UNH Joint Hydrographic Center
- Research Vessel Gulf Surveyor (CCOM/JHC owned and operated)
- Autonomous Surface Vehicle C-Worker 4 “BEN” (Bathymetric Explorer and Navigator)
- Unmanned Surface Vehicle DriX
3D Models of Vehicles used on various OECI projects
(Models provided by Ocean Exploration Trust and posted to Sketchfab with permission)
