Abstract
Governments and commercial groups are rapidly developing highly sophisticated unmanned undersea vehicles for various applications like deep sea exploration, energy pipelines and defense. While there have been many technological advances, one of the primary challenges is the lack of high-speed and reliable communication components to control and monitor these vehicles.
Researchers at Florida Atlantic University have developed a novel underwater modem offering wideband acoustics, real-time configuration, and wireless communications for underwater vehicles. A prototype of the device has been developed and tested within an underwater environment showing proof of concept using binary frequency shift keying and fast frequency hopping communications protocols.
FAU seeks to advance this innovation into the marketplace through licensing or development partnerships.
Benefit
Fast Communication - Offers speeds exceeding 2000 bps at depths below 150 feetSmall Form Factor - The size of a credit card and easily implemented into various-sized vehiclesMarket Application
Communication with manned and autonomous underwater vehiclesPublications
A First-of-its-kind Low Size, Weight and Power Run-Time Reconfigurable Underwater Modem
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