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Deploying an AUV beneath the Sorsdal Ice Shelf: recommendations from an expert-panel workshop

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posted on 2023-05-23, 15:27 authored by Peter KingPeter King, Guy Williams, Richard ColemanRichard Coleman, Konrad ZurcherKonrad Zurcher, Isak Bowden-FloydIsak Bowden-Floyd, Ronan, A, Kaminski, C, Laframboise, JM, McPhail, S, Wilkinson, J, Bowen, A, Dutrieux, P, Bose, N, Wahlin, A, Andersson, J, Boxall, P, Sherlock, M, Maki, T
To support future scientific missions beneath Antarctic ice shelves, the Antarctic Gateway Partnership, a special research initiative of the Australian Research Council, is trialling its Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, nupiri muka, at the Sorsdal Glacier in East Antarctica. As history has shown, deploying an AUV beneath ice is both challenging and inherently risky. To support the planning and execution of this mission a panel of experts were invited to participate in a workshop to provide both peer-review of the readiness of the AUV and team, and, to establish a set of recommendations and best-practices to maximise the data return and minimise the risk. This panel consisted of those working in the area of AUVs, Polar operations, and those with relevant experience.Recommendations from this panel included strict definition of mission objectives, a risk analysis methodology, and plans for a dress rehearsal. In addition a staged approach was formulated to both validate the AUV performance and parametrise the environment to reduce uncertainty.

Funding

Australian Research Council

History

Publication title

AUV 2018 - 2018 IEEE/OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Workshop, Proceedings

Pagination

1-6

ISBN

9781728102535

Department/School

Australian Maritime College

Publisher

IEEE-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc

Place of publication

UA

Event title

AUV 2018 - 2018 IEEE/OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Workshop, Proceedings

Event Venue

Porto, Portugal

Date of Event (Start Date)

2018-11-06

Date of Event (End Date)

2018-11-09

Rights statement

Copyright 2018 IEEE

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  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Expanding knowledge in the earth sciences; Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences

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