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EngineeringMarine SciencesOcean EngineeringAutonomous VehiclesMarine RoboticsRoboticsAutonomous Underwater Vehicle InstrumentationAutonomous Underwater VehiclesUnderwater Vehicle DesignAutonomous Underwater Vehicle CommunicationAutonomous Underwater Vehicle ControlAutonomous Underwater Vehicle DesignAutonomous Underwater Vehicle OperationsAutonomous Underwater Vehicle SensingAutonomous Underwater Vehicle SystemsBenthic Community DiversityCommunity Diversity Metrics
The key objective of the ASIMOV project is the development and integration of advanced technological systems to achieve coordinated operation of an Autonomous Surface Craft (ASC) and an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) while ensuring a fast communication link between the two vehicles. The ASC/AUV ensemble is being used to study the extent of shallow water hydrothermalism and to determine the patterns of community diversity at vents in the D. Joao de Castro (DJC) bank in the Azores.
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