Configured To Order Wave Glider Systems provide maximum flexibility to meet the measurement and communications requirements of our customers’ scientific and commercial missions. Starting from one of several base configurations, sensors, acoustic modems, instruments, communications antennae and auxiliary batteries can be added.
If you would like to modify your custom Wave Glider beyond our off-the-shelf options, Liquid Robotics offers a variety of services to support your effort. We have complete design services, and we have a support program specifically for payload integrators who wish to do their own design work. Talk to your Liquid Robotics representative to see how we can make wave propulsion work for you.
| Wave Glider | Description |
|---|---|
| Base Platform | GPS navigation Secure Iridium satellite communications Command/control and payload control computers AIS receiver Visibility mast with flag |
| Forward and Aft Payload Bays Payload Dry Box (1) Instrument Mounting Points |
Modular mechanical, electrical & software interfaces to general purpose housings, with support for 3rd party payloads |
| Item | Options |
|---|---|
| Platform |
Paint color Anti-fouling paint Short umbilical cable length Additional forward dry box or alternate short aft dry box Active radar target enhancer for visibility mast |
| Communications | Dedicated RUDICS modem for payloads |
| Sensors |
Airmar BP200WX Weather Station on 1 meter mast RDI Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (WHM600 or WHM300) Six-Channel Optical System (Two Turner C3 Fluorometers) Pumped CTD Sensor in Float or on Submarine (Sea-Bird GPCTD and Pump) Pumped CTD+DO Sensor in Float or on Submarine (Sea-Bird GPCTD+DO and Pump) Datewell MOSE-G Wave Height and Direction Sensor plus GPS Antenna |
Customer: NOAA PMEL Carbon Program 
Case Study: Do You Know Where Your Fish Are?
Case Study: An Ocean of Carbon
White Paper: Towards a Comprehensive Regional Acoustic Study for Marine Mammal Distribution and Activity Regulation 
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