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Additional technological advance- ments introduced in the Wave Glider SV3 are hpc@sea (high performance computing), adaptable power and stor- age providing support for sensors and the introduction of a new, adaptable operating system designed for intel-ligent autonomy for ß eet operations. ÒRiding the advancements in consumer electronics, smart phone, tablet comput-ing and a new generation of extremely capable processors, we are now able to provide processing onboard - actually as powerful as a supercomputer from not long ago,Ó said Roger Hine, CTO and inventor of the Wave Glider. ÒWith that computational power and the ability to tirelessly swim across vast oceans, the Wave Glider SV3 represents a big step forward in the state-of-the-art of un- manned monitoring and exploration.Ó SV3: Hybrid Propulsion. Adaptable Power. Intelligent Autonomy. - Hybrid Propulsion System: Wave- powered and solar energy storage with an auxiliary, vectored thruster for extra speed to address high cur- rents, doldrums or to quickly ac-commodate changes in mission op-erations.- Adaptable Modular Power System: Large, ß exible power system de- sign able to accommodate the most Òpower hungryÓ payloads (e.g., sonar, bathymetry, image analysis) and multiple sensors. Allows gen- eration of power from other sources (i.e. wave to electricity generators, fuel cells).- Modular Architecture: Provides maximum ß exibility, ease of inte- gration for fast deployment: pre- integrated for plug-and-play and reconÞ guration.- Regulus: Advanced Vehicle Operat- ing System for intelligent autono-my to enable coordinated ß eet op- erations. Designed around an open, cloud-based architecture to provide high availability, massive scalabil- ity and secure multi-tenancy. In- cludes the ability to dynamically download software changes or new applications to reconÞ gure a mis- sion at sea.- hpc@sea: Powerful on-board com- puter capabilities for local process-ing (at sea) to enable faster decision making and transmitting just the answer instead of raw data. - Built-in Scalability: Across power system, sensors, computing, appli-cations and geographic range.www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 35MTR #4 (34-48).indd 35MTR #4 (34-48).indd 355/6/2013 10:16:52 AM5/6/2013 10:16:52 AM