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The Historic Flight of RU27: The Scarlet Knight The First Underwater Robot to Cross the Atlantic Scott Glenn Coastal Ocean Observation Lab Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

CHIP CTD Fore Hull Altimeter Air Bladder Control Board Science Payload Bay Tailfin & Rudder CowlingAft Hull Buoyancy Pump Antenna (Iridium, Freewave, GPS & Argos) What is a Robotic Underwater Glider?

Glider Diving Behavior Buoyancy Pump pulls water in, Batteries are pushed forward

Glider Underwater Navigation Rudder used to steer a compass heading

Glider Climbing Behavior Buoyancy Pump pushes water out, Batteries are pulled back

Glider Flight Path & Communications Alternating Dives & Climbs, Surfacing to Phone Home

CODAR NetworkGlider FleetL-Band & X-Band Satellite Receivers 3-D Nowcasts & Forecasts Rutgers University - Coastal Ocean Observation Lab On-Campus Observatory Research & Education Center

Trans-Atlantic Glider Challenge – May 24, 2006 – UNESCO E.U./U.S. Baltic Sea Conference in Lithuania “I have something you need to do for the good of your country.” “Take one of your gliders, modify it, and fly it across the Atlantic, inspiring students along the way.” Dr. Rick Spinrad Assistant Administrator NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research

Longest Mission in 2006: 500 km East-West Distance Across: 5,500 km Technology Challenges for a Trans-Atlantic Glider Mission Increase Duration Ruggedize for Storms Corrosion & Biofouling Global Roadmap

Longest Mission in 2006: 500 km East-West Distance Across: 5,500 km Technology Challenges for a Trans-Atlantic Glider Mission Increase Duration Ruggedize for Storms Corrosion & Biofouling Global Roadmap Federal Research Agency Response: Too Risky for Research

Longest Mission in 2006: 500 km East-West Distance Across: 5,500 km Technology Challenges for a Trans-Atlantic Glider Mission Increase Duration Ruggedize for Storms Corrosion & Biofouling Global Roadmap Rutgers Alumni Support Federal Research Agency Response: Too Risky for Research

Longest Mission in 2006: 500 km East-West Distance Across: 5,500 km RU15 RU27 RU17 Technology Challenges for a Trans-Atlantic Glider Mission Increase Duration Ruggedize for Storms Corrosion & Biofouling Global Roadmap RU15 – NJ to Halifax RU17 – NJ to Azores RU27 – NJ to Spain Rutgers Alumni Support Federal Research Agency Response: Too Risky for Research

Scarlet Knight’s Trans-Atlantic Mission Summary Time at Sea: 221 days Track Length: 7,400 kilometers Undulations: >11,000 Students Directly Involved: >40

Scarlet Knight’s recovery by the Spanish Vessel Investigador Scarlet Knight pulled aboard Investigador’s Zodiac International Team returns from First Contact Science & Ship’s Crew poses for Recovery Photo Investigador approaches Scarlet Knight at dawn

Scarlet Knight’s Landfall in Baiona, Spain Same Port where Columbus’ Pinta made landfall in 1493 Baiona’s Mayor unveils Scarlet Knight’s Plaque U.S. & Spanish Secretaries of Commerce Scarlet Knight’s victory lap around the Pinta Scarlet Knight swarmed by Baiona’s school children

Scarlet Knight - The first underwater robot to cross an ocean: A Hero’s Welcome in Baiona, Spain - December 9, 2009

Atlantic Crossing: A Robot’s Daring Mission An Award-Winning Feature-Length Documentary by Rutgers Filmmaker Dena Seidel Rutgers Students, Fabien Cousteau & Dena at the Blue Ocean Film Festival Dena filming the recovery of RU27 offshore Baiona, Spain 57 minute TV version distributed Nationwide to all 350 PBS Stations on April 29, 2011

The Scarlet Knight’s Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the Smithsonian: Dec. 9 th, 2010 Rutgers Students share Ocean Exploration stories with Fabien Cousteau Rutgers Students are welcomed by White House Science & Technology Advisor Shere Abbott The Scarlet Knight in her display case at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, Ocean Hall, Washington, DC

Global Glider Challenge – The Challenger Mission December 9, 2009 – Baiona, Spain HMS Challenger Voyage First Scientific Circumnavigation ,000 km = (15 gliders x 7,400 km/glider) NOAA’s Rick Spinrad to Rutgers Dean Bob Goodman: Build and Coordinate a Global Glider Fleet on the first robotic retracing of the HMS Challenger’s Circumnavigation - and inspire a global network of students along the way. Rutgers Dean Bob Goodman to NOAA’s Rick Spinrad: Rutgers accepts your challenge.

The Challenger Mission – Next Steps – Test Flights 2011 Iceland to Canaries 2011 From Polar Seas to Tropical Seas Rutgers, PLOCAN, Teledyne Webb Bahamas to Canaries 20?? Across the center of the North Atlantic Gyre Climate Change Canaries to Puerto Rico 20?? +1 Tropical side of the Gyre ?? 20?? +1