Ebook: Ocean Resources: Volume II Subsea Work Systems and Technologies Derived from papers presented at the First International Ocean Technology Congress on EEZ Resources: Technology Assessment held in Honolulu, Hawaii, 22–26 January 1989

Ocean engineering is generally considered to be concerned with studies on the effects of the ocean on the land and with the design, construction and operation of vehicles, structures and systems for use in the ocean or marine environment. The practice of engineering differs from that of science in both motivations and objectives. Science seeks understanding of the principles of nature in terms of generalizations expressed as laws and classifications. Engineering seeks the application of knowledge of the physical and natural world to produce a benefit expressed as a device, system, material, and/or process. From the standpoint of the financial sponsors of an engineering project, the ideal approach is one of minimal risk in which only proven knowledge, materials and procedures are employed. There is frequent departure from this ideal in anticipation of the increased benefit expected from a large increase in performance of a structure or device. The process of acquiring this new capability is engineering research. Historically, ocean engineering developed with the application of engineering principles and processes to the design of ships and, later, to the machinery that propels them. In most societies, naval architecture and marine engineering are recognised as the origin of ocean engineering. In fact, the design of a ship constitutes the original systems engineering programme involving hydrodynamics/fluid flow, structural design, machinery design, electrical engineering and so on as well as requiring knowledge of the ocean environment (waves, corrosion, etc.).

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Advances in Marine Robotics Technologies — Strategic Applications and Programs....Pages 3-10
Design Considerations for Underwater Robotic Systems....Pages 11-17
Control Capabilities of Jason and its Manipulator....Pages 19-29
Subsea Work Environment for Submersibles....Pages 31-39
The Japanese Manganese Nodule Mining System....Pages 41-44
Sea Bed Sampling with an Expendable Acoustic Penetrometer System....Pages 45-56
A Site-Specific Sampling System for EEZ Hard Mineral Deposits....Pages 57-68
Development of Unmanned Submersibles for Underwater Operations in Japan....Pages 69-76
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
High-Frequency Commercial Sonars: A Survey of Performance Capabilities....Pages 79-87
U.U.V. Acoustic Sensors....Pages 89-104
ATS System Theory and Test Results....Pages 105-116
Long and Short Range Multipath Propagation Models for Use in the Transmission of High-Speed Data through Underwater Channels....Pages 117-124
Features of Beamsteering and Equalization when Applied to Hydroacoustic Communication....Pages 125-133
Underwater Acoustics for Submersibles....Pages 135-146
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
Underwater Optical Surveying and Mapping — Transferred Research Effort Strengthens Ocean Technology Development....Pages 149-154
Automated Processing and Interpretation of Sensory Data for Deep Ocean Resource Development....Pages 155-169
Recent Advances in Accurate Underwater Mapping and Inspection Techniques....Pages 171-183
Subsea Communications for Semi-Autonomous ROVs....Pages 185-199
Technology Transfers in Underwater Acoustics Commonality between Ocean and Naval Systems Applied in Undersea Warfare and Hydrocarbon Markets....Pages 201-214
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
The Importance of Ocean Development to Newly Industrialised Countries and Less Developed Countries....Pages 217-223
Future Ocean Engineering, Subsea Work Systems and Technology Requirements as Related to Ocean Resource Development....Pages 225-240

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Advances in Marine Robotics Technologies — Strategic Applications and Programs....Pages 3-10
Design Considerations for Underwater Robotic Systems....Pages 11-17
Control Capabilities of Jason and its Manipulator....Pages 19-29
Subsea Work Environment for Submersibles....Pages 31-39
The Japanese Manganese Nodule Mining System....Pages 41-44
Sea Bed Sampling with an Expendable Acoustic Penetrometer System....Pages 45-56
A Site-Specific Sampling System for EEZ Hard Mineral Deposits....Pages 57-68
Development of Unmanned Submersibles for Underwater Operations in Japan....Pages 69-76
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
High-Frequency Commercial Sonars: A Survey of Performance Capabilities....Pages 79-87
U.U.V. Acoustic Sensors....Pages 89-104
ATS System Theory and Test Results....Pages 105-116
Long and Short Range Multipath Propagation Models for Use in the Transmission of High-Speed Data through Underwater Channels....Pages 117-124
Features of Beamsteering and Equalization when Applied to Hydroacoustic Communication....Pages 125-133
Underwater Acoustics for Submersibles....Pages 135-146
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
Underwater Optical Surveying and Mapping — Transferred Research Effort Strengthens Ocean Technology Development....Pages 149-154
Automated Processing and Interpretation of Sensory Data for Deep Ocean Resource Development....Pages 155-169
Recent Advances in Accurate Underwater Mapping and Inspection Techniques....Pages 171-183
Subsea Communications for Semi-Autonomous ROVs....Pages 185-199
Technology Transfers in Underwater Acoustics Commonality between Ocean and Naval Systems Applied in Undersea Warfare and Hydrocarbon Markets....Pages 201-214
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
The Importance of Ocean Development to Newly Industrialised Countries and Less Developed Countries....Pages 217-223
Future Ocean Engineering, Subsea Work Systems and Technology Requirements as Related to Ocean Resource Development....Pages 225-240
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