Office Hours with André Taylor: Exploring the Ocean with Solar-Powered Drones [Video]

From the days when mapmakers drew dragons and sea monsters at the margins of the explored seas, the oceans have always offered unexplored mysteries. Centuries on, we have made surprisingly little progress — only around five percent of the world’s oceans have been mapped.

Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROUVs) may help us explore deeper and further into the ocean than before. However a major obstacle lies in the short life cycles of batteries and the absence of persistent onboard energy sources. A possible solution? Solar power. A group of researchers from NYU Tandon, led by André Taylor, are exploring a framework for making solar technology viable for underwater vehicles.

Learn more about underwater drones: https://engineering.nyu.edu/news/under-sea-can-solar-powered-underwater-vehicles-help-us-better-understand-our-oceans

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