Present Activities within OASES Research & Development
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- The R & D division has installed a camera in its main laboratory. To view, click on this link:
LabCam
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- The R&D division is continuing to evolve in the lab space provided by
Brevard Community College in
Palm Bay, Florida and is working on some interesting projects including
a conformable, pressure hull-less light system to under go trials on a
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) that has been developed by
Florida Atlantic University .
Shown below is how the lab space is growing to accept new resources that are constantly being added.
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- The R&D division has received an ROV from Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
that was in non-working order. The R&D division will be restoring the ROV and implementing
a new control system, cameras, and testing out a prototype lighting system (designed internally).
In the future the ROV will be outfitted with a set of manipulators. See the picture below.
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- The R&D division is engaged in a joint project with the Aquaculture division
on the implementation of a new lighting technology for aquarium systems used for the
propagation of photosynthetic corals. Presently, a low cost control system is being
developed that will allow the lighting system to duplicate the solar and lunar photoperiod cycle.
The potential advantages of the new lighting system are:
- Low power consumption (can be solar powered)
- Very small amount of heat generated
- Long mean-time-between-failure (MTBF) of components
- Lower operational costs (energy and material replacement)
- Highly directional
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Future Activities Planned for OASES Research & Development
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- Will be developing a prototype of a new underwater propulsion system that is considerably different
from existing designs. A spin-off of the design could find its way into robotics, artificial limbs,
motion control, and new vehicles.
- Will work with state and local government, as well as institutions, on testing a design concept for
water filtration that works with nature and does not add chemicals. Organic byproducts will be
produced that can be sold to consumers.
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