So much scientifically important data. I hope this is overlap with previous surveys for a comparison. Or that they drop some sensor packs or markers for historical comparison later.
A swarm of submarine drones will scour the depths for MH370
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Re: A swarm of submarine drones will scour the depths for MH370
#12This is what a HUGIN submarine drone looks like (from the manufacturer's site):
https://www.km.kongsberg.com/ks/web/nokbg0240.nsf/AllWeb/B3F...
Re: A swarm of submarine drones will scour the depths for MH370
#13It astounds me that they wouldn't already have used the best equipment on the market? I mean, it's the most prominent underwater search of recent decades, funded by three sovereign states.
My gut feeling is that some people in power do not want this plane found.
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#14It astounds me that they wouldn't already have used the best equipment on the market? I mean, it's the most prominent underwater search of recent decades, funded by three sovereign states. My gut feeling is that some people in power do not want this plane found.
Do not underestimate the power of thousands of meters of water.
Re: A swarm of submarine drones will scour the depths for MH370
#15This is what a HUGIN submarine drone looks like (from the manufacturer's site): https://www.km.kongsberg.com/ks/web/nokbg0240.nsf/AllWeb/B3F...
> When you purchase a HUGIN AUV you join the our family.
That's an interesting point of view. I guess it's common with really expensive things?
Re: A swarm of submarine drones will scour the depths for MH370
#16“no find, no fee”.
That's pretty bold.
Re: A swarm of submarine drones will scour the depths for MH370
#17I wonder what other interesting things they'll discover doing the search. Surly they've already stumbled upon lots shipwrecks in the search for MH370?
Here's an article about one: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/malaysia-airlines-...
ARCGIS had a fairly detailed visualization of the search and the data. At the bottom of the page, there are some examples of other things that were found: https://geoscience-au.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.htm...
(HN comments for the latter link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14802105)
Re: A swarm of submarine drones will scour the depths for MH370
#18According to amateur debris-finder Blaine Alan Gibson they are looking (mostly) in the wrong area. Somewhere near Diego Garcia should also be investigated, based for example on eyewitnesses in Kuda Huvadhoo in the Maldives. I subscribe to his open mindset; go where the evidence points and don't lock on to any theories based on scant such: http://thehuntformh370.info/content/blaines-independent-inve...
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#19The "swarm of submarine drones" being "eight autonomous submarines called HUGINs, each six metres long, weighing 1,800kg, and containing a titanium sphere to protect the sensitive electronics therein from the pressure of the ocean’s depths."
In prior cruises in the Atlantic, the firm has, according to Josh Broussard, its technical director, managed to scan 890 square kilometres a day using six autonomous submarines. With eight, Mr Broussard thinks that the new mission will be able to manage 1,200 a day—enough to have covered the original search area in just 100 days. Seems up to the job, and while 8 may not be a swarm of bees, I think for deep sea subs i…
Surely it should be a school?
Re: A swarm of submarine drones will scour the depths for MH370
#20This is what a HUGIN submarine drone looks like (from the manufacturer's site): https://www.km.kongsberg.com/ks/web/nokbg0240.nsf/AllWeb/B3F...
> When you purchase a HUGIN AUV you join the our family. That's an interesting point of view. I guess it's common with really expensive things?
In the first world, it's also common with motorcycles, which are one of the most inexpensive forms of private powered transportation.
The shared traits among motorcycles and an AUV include a more adventurous risk profile, affinity for mechanical devices, and less ubiquitous uptake than alternative forms of transportation.