Missions

• July 2007 (R2 Box, cross-shelf to Gulf Stream, and GS drifter)
• August 2006 (R4 Box and transit to R2)
• August 2005 (R4 Box)

Glider Information

The Slocum Coastal Electric Glider (built by Webb Research Corporation) is an autonomous underwater vehicle used for longterm, realtime operational oceanographic tools.

"[The Glider] moves up and down in the ocean by changing buoyancy. Wings allow steerable gliding, thus horizontal propulsion. The vehicle traces a sawtooth profile, observing temperature,conductivity, etc. versus depth, and, at the surface, fix position via GPS and communicate via satellite."

Movie Clip. Rutger's AUV gliding in the Gulf of Mexico, January 14, 2003. Glider is performing a bottom crash test. Once it hits the bottom and realizes it is not moving forward anymore, the Glider will turn upwards to continue its track. Another AUV glides by in the background near the end of the clip demostrating normal and desired operation behaviour at the bottom inflection (i.e. not crashing into it).

More Info

• Rutgers Glider Tutorial
• Rutgers Glider Fleet
• Webb Research Corporation