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Re: USNS Bowditch - also Slocum!
From: Brad Morris
Date: 2016 Dec 17, 19:16 -0500
From: Brad Morris
Date: 2016 Dec 17, 19:16 -0500
Gary
I saw one underwater drone application that used sound emitting platforms in addition to the drones, placed in the water. The drones can hear the emitting platforms and thus determine where they are relative to them. I have no idea if the US Navy drone in the story uses that concept.
Sound travels a very long way in the water. Thus those emitting platforms can be very widely spaced.
Brad
On Dec 17, 2016 7:04 PM, "Gary LaPook" <NoReply_LaPook@fer3.com> wrote:
The reason I brought this up is because of the name "Bowditch," a name near and dear to us and, I am sure, the ship didn't have that name just by accident. But, now that we are talking about the "Slocum" I am curious how these navigate since I assume that they can't receive GPS signals while deep in the ocean. Anybody here know how this is done?
gl
