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"@context": "http://schema.org/", "@type": "WebPage", "additionalType": "Fieldwork", "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/centers/pcmsc/science/bob-sled", "headline": "BOB Sled", "datePublished": "August 13, 2020", "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gerry Hatcher", "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/gerry-hatcher", "identifier": { "@type": "PropertyValue", "propertyID": "orcid", "value": "0000-0001-7705-1509" } } ], "description": [ { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Weight \u2013 approximately 90 kg in air" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Power Outputs / Freq. Ranges \u2013 N/A, It is a passive camera system" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "A support vessel with enclosed lab space" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Specifications" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Complementary Systems" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "The \u201cBOB Sled\u201d is a multi-instrument platform with two high-definition video cameras. It's equipped with 450 Watts of LED lighting, two sets of parallel lasers which provide approximate scale to objects seen in the video, a forward-looking, obstacle-avoidance scanning sonar, real-time gigabit data telemetry, and 150 Watts of additional payload power available for mission specific temporary instrumentation. It is capable of operating in water depths up 700 meters. The system requires hydraulic power for a small deck winch, 120 volt AC power, and dry lab space on the vessel for monitors and equipment." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Additional Equipment Required" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Model - BOBSled V1.1" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Bathyswath and Reson 7111 multibeam echosounder seafloor mapping systems" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Operational Characteristics" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Benthic OBservation camera Sled, or \u201cBOB Sled,\u201d is and underwater video camera system that can operate to depths of 700 meters." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Manufacturer - USGS: Designed and built at the USGS PCMSC Marine Facility (MarFac)" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Maximum Operational Depth - limited by tether length to 700 meters" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Limitations - maximum tow speed of approximately 1.5 - 3 knots, sea state 2.5 meters or less, water clarity limits acceptable areas of operation" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Minimum Operational Depth - limited by near focus to water depths deeper than 1 meter" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Dimensions \u2013 W 0.5 m, L 2.25 m, H 0.7 m" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Ship\u2019s Requirements \u2013 Hydraulic power tap for deck winch, towing capability A-frame or davit, low speed maneuverability, dry lab space for monitors, control and recording equipment" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Power Requirements 120 VAC, total system consumption ~600 watts max." } ], "funder": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center", "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/centers/pcmsc" }, "about": [ { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Capabilities" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Methods and Analysis" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Methods and Analyses" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Information Systems" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Seafloor Mapping" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Science Technology" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Maps and Mapping" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Energy" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Benthic Habitats" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Environmental Health" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Water" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Ocean" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "camera sled" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "bottom photography" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Geology" } ]
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