Inventory of Deep Submergence Research Vehicles and Science Equipment

Þ Human Occupied Vehicles

Þ Remotely Operated Vehicles

Þ Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

Þ Towed Vehicles

Þ Science Equipment - Tools and Sensors

Partial Inventory of Human Occupied Vehicles (HOVs)
HOV	Facility/Operator		Country	Depth Capability (m)
Shinkai 6500	Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC)		Japan	6500
Mir I & II	P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences		Russia	6000
Nautile	French Research Institute for Exploration Of the Sea (IFREMER)		France	6000
Alvin	National Deep Submergence Facility (NDSF), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)		USA	4500
Cyana*	IFREMER		France	3000
Shinkai 2000*	JAMSTEC		Japan	2000
Pisces IV & V	Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL) - The two can be used simultaneously		USA	2000
Johnson Sea- Link I & II	Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution (HBOI)		USA	1000
Deep Rover	Nuytco Research Ltd.		Canada	900
DeepWorker 2k	Nuytco Research Ltd.		Canada	900
NR1	US Navy (General Dynamics)		USA	724
Remora 2000*	Comex		France	610
Sea Otter	Nuytco Research Ltd.		Canada	457
JAGO	Max Plank Institute		Denmark	400
Delta	Delta Oceanographics		USA	370
Clelia	HBOI		USA	300
Deep Flyer	Nuytco Research Ltd.		Canada	300
Aquarius	Nuytco Research Ltd.		Canada	300
Various	Commercial salvage companies (& tourist subs)			<300
(* Still exist, but are not currently in service.)
Partial Inventory of Remotely Occupied Vehicles (ROVs)
ROV		Facility/Operator	Country	Depth Capability (m)
Kaiko*		Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC)	Japan	11000
UROV 7K		JAMSTEC	Japan	7000
Victor 6000		IFREMER	France	7000
Jason2/Medea		National Deep Submergence Facility (NDSF) Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)	USA	6500
ISIS		Southampton Oceanography Center	UK	6000
ATV		Marine Physical Laboratory (Scripps Institution of Oceanography	USA	6000
ROPOS		CSSF, Sidney, BC	Canada	6000
Tiburon		Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)	USA	4000
Urashima		JAMSTEC	Japan	3500
Hyper Dolphin		JAMSTEC	Japan	3000
HYSUB 75-3000		International Submarine Engineering Ltd. (ISE)	Canada	3000
Oil Industry vehicles		See http://www.oilpubs.com/oso/rov/h_left.htm	Various	~3000
Super Achille		Comex	France	2000
Ventana		MBARI	USA	1850
HYSUB 40		ISE	Canada	1850
(* Lost at sea, but plans exist to replace it.)
Partial Inventory of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)
AUV		Facility/Operator	Country	Depth Capability (m)
ABE		Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)	USA	5000
SeaBED		WHOI	USA	2000
Odessey IIb		AUV Laboratory at MIT Sea Grant (MIT)	USA	6000
Sauvim		Autonomous System Laboratory, Univ Hawaii	USA	6000
Caribou (Odessey III)		AUV Laboratory at MIT Sea Grant (MIT)	USA	4500 (max) 3000 (op)
CETUS™		AUV Laboratory at MIT Sea Grant (MIT)	USA	4000 (Ti) 200 (Al)
Urashima		Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC)	Japan	3500
Xanthos		AUV Laboratory at MIT Sea Grant (MIT)	USA	3000
Odessey IIb		Marine Physical Laboratory, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (MPL.SIO)	USA	3000
Hugin 3000		C&C Technologies	USA	3000
PTEROA150		Underwater Technology Research Center, Institute of Industrial Science, U. Tokyo	Japan	2000
AutoSub		Southampton Oceanographic Centre	UK	1600
Maridan AUV		Atlas Maridan ApS	Denmark	1500
Slocum Gliders		Webb Research Park, Falmouth, MA	USA	1200
Theseus		ISE Research Ltd.	Canada	1000
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Resources <http://www.cacs.louisiana.edu/~kimon/AUV/> The Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) Resources WWW page is a collection of links to institutions, departments and companies, involved in the AUV-related R&D. The purpose of this page is to provide an extensive list of references for resources available on the Internet, and to save time searching for AUV-related information in large-volume general Robotics resources. Wherever applicable, a short description or annotation has been added. Suggestions and contributions are welcome.

Towed Vehicles
AUV	Facility/Operator	Country	Depth Capability (m)
DSL-120A	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)	USA	6000 m
SM2000 Multibeam sonar	WHOI	USA
Control Vehicle	MPL, SIO	USA

List Additions?

Vehicles or systems can be added to this list, by answering the questions on the following form: <Vehicle Inventory form>