Older brotherOceanus is powered by electricity, equipped with many sensors and modern equipment to collect data without any scientists on board.
The unmanned vessel Oceanus will collect scientific data during its journey from the UK to the Falkland Islands. Image: Plymouth Marine Laboratory
It would be expensive to send a team of marine scientists across the Atlantic and conduct research along the way. The Oceanus helps to solve this problem by automatically conducting a marine research trip without anyone on board, New Atlas reported on May 31.
Plymouth Marine Laboratory (UK) commissioned M Subs to design and build the Oceanus autonomous single-hull vessel with funding from the Natural Environment Research Council. The project was inspired by the success of the Mayflower automatic train, also designed and built by M Subs. This is a modern version of the Mayflower that brought the Pilgrims to New England in 1620. Oceanus is named after the first child born on board that year.
According to the plan released by the Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Oceanus will be 23.5 meters long and 3.5 meters wide, able to regain its balance when it capsizes. The train is powered by two rear mounted engines. These motors are powered by a battery pack. The diesel generator and the integrated solar panel on the deck will both charge the battery pack.
The battery pack also powers a range of electronics on board the Oceanus, including a sensor system for collecting oceanographic data, lights, cameras, a depth-sensing system, and sonar. hydroacoustic taste) multi-ray.
On its maiden voyage from Britain to the Falkland Islands, the AI-powered vessel will be guided by GPS and two onboard weather stations. It uses a 4G/5G module and two satellite transceivers to transmit real-time data and update status to the command center at the Plymouth lab.
The data collected will relate to areas such as climate change, biodiversity, fisheries and biogeochemistry. There is no word yet on when Oceanus is expected to be completed or when the transatlantic voyage will begin.
“Oceanus will harness the latest in AI technology, allowing us to push the boundaries of marine science and open up new opportunities for methods of monitoring the ocean environment. Not long ago, this was still the case. But with the design and development of Oceanus, we’re really opening up the future of marine research,” said Icarus Allen, director of the Plymouth Marine Laboratory.
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