Mauve is a miniaturized, reconfigurable,
mobile and autonomous instrumented vehicle, dedicated to
multipurpose surveys, in particular in coastal waters.
It is characterized
by the integration of a compact automatic multiparameter measurement
module enabling sensor-driven navigation
with a very small autonomous underwater vehicle.
Basic
system operational specifications are the following: low cost baseline,
multi-instrument capability, easy maintainability, fast new-mission
reconfiguration, low risk mission achievement, reliable homing function,
single person handling from a small ship or from the shore, and multi-vehicle
configuration capability.
Pictures of the MAUVE
vehicle can be accessed here.
Current
MAUVE specifications
