between the fingers and able to move in a fan like motion. Currently the prototype is the size of a shoe box. The next UUST is scheduled to take place in August of 2009. No doubt many new ideas will crop up in the interim. Keep an eye out for fleets of Slocum gliders cruising your harbor accompanied by various fish-like vehicles searching for mines, shopping carts, or discarded cars. Please do not attempt to remove any of these from the water. They are just surfacing to talk to their bosses at home. In a few moments they will submerge to return to work. A CD with most of the talks can be obtained by contacting AUSI at www.ausi.org. The Autonomous Undersea Systems Institute (AUSI),
established in 1995, provides its facilities and expertise to support research programs at other institutions. AUSI is currently located in a facility on three acres of land near the University of New Hampshire. The facility includes approximately 2000 square feet of office and laboratory space. AUSI also maintains a fresh water test facility at Mendums Pond in Barrington, NH. This test facility includes a specially constructed 28' pontoon boat, a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), and other support boats and equipment to facilitate underwater testing. The proximity to UNH and the New Hampshire seacoast complement the capabilities of the Institute and its personnel. www.ausi.org
Three promising doctoral candidates enjoy the evening air at the UUST '07 reception at the Portsmouth Yacht Club. (Photo Credit: Maggie L. Merrill)
(L to R) Richard Blidberg, Ian Katz and one of the event sponsors; Omor Poroy of RDI/Teledyne present Ian with a cash prize for his technical presentation. Several other students were given cash awards for their submissions also. (Photo Credit: Maggie L. Merrill)
Jason Gredar and Stephen Licht described their vehicles which both have articulated foils, or flapping foils. AUVs of the Future will mimic fish, turtles or lobsters. l-r Jason Gedar - Naval Research Lab; Stephen Licht and Vincente Fernandez - MIT Center for Ocean Engineering; and John Palmisano - Naval Research Lab. (Photo Credit: Maggie L. Merrill)
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