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This 25-page report, published by Tecnológico de Monterrey, describes the design and construction of the underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) created by the TecXotic team for the Explorer Class of the 2022 MATE ROV competition. MATE ROV is a global competition that challenges STEM students to...

This 25-page report, published by Tecnológico de Monterrey, describes the design and construction of the underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) created by the TecXotic team for the Explorer Class of the 2023 MATE ROV competition. MATE ROV is a global competition that challenges STEM students to...

This 13-page report, published by Tiyan High School, describes the design and construction of Alpheus 3.0, an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV). This report was created by Tethys Inc., a student group that participated in the 2021 MATE ROV competitions Ranger class. MATE ROV is a global...

The Marine Advanced Technology Education Center introduces the concept of actuators as they are utilized on a remotely operated vehicle, or ROV, using the Angelfish ROV project. Students will learn the basics of the Angelfish ROV using videos which demonstrate the step-by-step building process and...

The Bridge, from the Virginia Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program, is a growing collection of the best marine education resources available on-line. It provides educators with a convenient source of accurate and useful information on global, national, and regional marine science topics, and gives...

This 16-page document, provided by the Southeast Maritime and Transportation (SMART) Center, is a research paper and project report by Carina Stocker on automated shipping cranes. "The objective of this project was to create a small-scale autonomous gantry crane which could move containers on and...

This slide deck accompanied a presentation entitled "The Maritime Industry is the SMART Choice." This presentation was delivered on March 3, 2016 by Barbara Murray, Executive Director and Principal Investigator (PI) of the Southeast Maritime and Transportation (SMART) Center. This slide deck...

The Robot Archeologist is a lesson plan designed for Earth Science or Mathematics students in grades 9-12. This lesson plan was published by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) for their Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Festival 2008 (AUVfest 2008), which addressed how AUVs can be...

The Marine Advanced Technology Education Center introduces the concept of actuators as they are utilized on a remotely operated vehicle, or ROV, using the Triggerfish ROV project. "The TriggerFish ROV kit uses four bidirectional motor controllers and 2 joysticks for precision navigation. The ROV...

As an agency within the Department of Transportation, the Maritime Administration is primarily concerned with the world of waterborne transportation. The agency also works in a variety of areas, including shipbuilding, port operations, national security, and safety. Users who find themselves on the...