PRESS RELEASE: 14 September 2009 Unmanned Ocean Vehicles demonstrated it's engineering development model to representatives from the Naval Sea System Command. At a command center ashore the they monitored video, data from the vehicle's sensors and vehicle performance data while observing the vehicle itself navigating autonomously on the Potomac River. The culmination of a year long contract to identify critical testing items for an energy scavenging unmanned surface vehicle, the demonstration proved the viability of the technology and the vehicle. 18 September 2008 - Download a video clip (132MB) Unmanned Ocean Vehicles, Inc. is very pleased to announce that the Discovery Channel will feature the company and its test vehicle on Thursday, September 18 at 8:00 PM EST as part of its documentary, "Future Ships." Part of the "Next World" series, the program describes the future of marine vehicles. Filmed in late May 2008, the company expects the program will demonstrate the contribution that unmanned ocean vehicles can make to ocean exploration, environmental monitoring, and international security. PRESS RELEASE: 6 May 2008 Unmanned Ocean Vehicles, Inc. is pleased to announce it has been awarded a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Phase II Research and Development contract to develop an Energy Scavenging Unmanned Surface Vehicle. The contract is sponsored by the Naval Sea Systems Command, SEA 05. This contract is the first part of an eighteen month effort to complete a detailed design of an open ocean unlimited endurance autonomous surface vehicle for ocean surveillance and other unmanned, long dwell time missions. The contract utilizes the company’s proprietary technology currently residing on a fully functional twenty foot engineering development model to aggressively advance the development and to complete critical item testing within the first year. The company is pleased to be teaming with the Engineering Department of Villanova University, located just outside Philadelphia, PA, and Trident Systems, Inc., a leading developmental technology application company with its world headquarters in Fairfax, VA. This contract will allow Villanova University to utilize and expand its Navy funded research and development in unmanned systems control and energy management technology. Trident Systems, Inc. will provide its proven experience in hardware design, rugged C4ISR technology, and sensor systems that is servicing various military clients. The contract further demonstrates the engagement of the US Navy in using energy scavenging unmanned vehicle technology to achieve persistent ocean presence and surveillance for both surface and submersible applications. |
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