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Developing Bio-Inspired Buoyancy Control for Subsea Service AUVs

Implementing Organization

Subsea Systems Institute, University of Houston, Rice University

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$128,264

Known Leveraged Funding

$0

Funding Organization

The U.S. Department of Treasury

Funding Program

The RESTORE Act Funds Bucket 5: Centers of Excellence Research Grant Program

Details

Project Category

Science

Project Actions

Oil System Safety Research

Targeted Resources

Infrastructure

Project Description

The intellectual merit of this research stems from exploring how catalytic conversion based around fuel cells and water electrolysers could be used for liquid-gas transformation. Fuel cells and water electrolysers are envisioned to be reversible volume-m

Contact

Stephanie Coates
713-743-6530
sacoates@uh.edu
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Project Partners

None

Affiliated Institutions

Fine distributed buoyancy control, which is not feasible with current thruster/ballast mechanisms, will enable adaptive maneuvering and forceful interaction with the environment in confined spaces similar to how marine swimmers do.

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