The Bathy-Drone: An Autonomous Uncrewed Drone-Tethered Sonar System

A unique drone-based system for underwater mapping (bathymetry) was developed at the University of Florida. The system, called the “Bathy-drone”, comprises a drone that drags, via a tether, a small vessel on the water surface in a raster pattern. The vessel is equipped with a recreational commercial...

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Published in:Drones
Main Authors: Antonio L. Diaz, Andrew E. Ortega, Henry Tingle, Andres Pulido, Orlando Cordero, Marisa Nelson, Nicholas E. Cocoves, Jaejeong Shin, Raymond R. Carthy, Benjamin E. Wilkinson, Peter G. Ifju
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Subjects:
bathymetry
uncrewed aircraft
sonar
tethered
retention pond
hydrology
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/6/10/294

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