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Metron Inc. www.metsci.com

Metron is a provider of advanced research, scienti? c, and software solutions for government and commercial markets. Its multi-domain experience spans Bayesian inference, probabilistic modeling, signal processing, ar- ti? cial intelligence, machine learning, and data fusion.

Grounded in a ? rst principles approach, Metron solu-

McLane Research tions transform information into intelligent action for

Laboratories, Inc. our customers’ most critical mission objectives. https://mclanelabs.com/

For 40 years, Metron has worked with a wide range

McLane Research Laboratories, Inc. is celebrating 40 of federal agencies, including DARPA, ONR, NAVSEA, years in the marine technology industry. Founded in NAVAIR, NASA, FAA, etc., to provide solutions that 1983, McLane manufactures and develops advanced solve challenges at the edge of innovation. More than time-series instrumentation for the international ocean- 13 years ago, a small autonomous systems group within ographic community. Through long-term research, de- Metron set out to prototype the largest fully autonomous velopment programs and time-tested association with mission, payload, and sensor-capable underwater vessel diverse research projects, McLane has established a for the U.S. Navy’s LDUUV Innovative Naval Prototype signi? cant base of knowledge and proven technology in program. The result was a complete hardware and soft- support of our objective. A leader in technology trans- ware solution that paved the way for today’s large for- fers in the ? eld of oceanographic instrumentation, the mat UUV’s called ANCC (Autonomy, Navigation, Com- company maintains signi? cant development, innova- mand, and Control). ANCC provides a Resilient Mission tion, and commercialization capabilities. Autonomy software suite for fully autonomous, AUV ro-

The company produces three main product lines: Pro? l- botic systems without any human in the loop that could ers, Samplers, and Flotation. Samplers include Sediment easily integrate across independent component capabili-

Traps, the Remote Access Sampler (RAS), Particle and ties, including mobility, perception, intelligence, aware-

Phytoplankton Sampler (PPS), and Large Volume Pumps. ness, communications, and state space characterization.

In fall 2023, McLane premiers the Robotic Cartridge Sam- Metron continues to expand into the commercial sec- pling Instrument (RoCSI), a ? eld-proven in situ autono- tor. With the success of ANCC’s long-duration DoD ap- mous oceanographic sampler that collects and preserves plications, Metron launched the commercial version of water samples into industry standard 0.22 and 0.45 micron ANCC in the winter of 2023 to focus on the offshore en-

Sterivex ? lter cartridges for later eDNA analysis. A 2023 ergy survey sector, leveraging a holistic approach incor- technology transfer from the National Oceanography Cen- porating both extrospective and introspective autonomy. tre (NOC), RoCSI provides high sample count capability ANCC has now been deployed across a range of dif- in a compact instrument. Water samples are collected and ferent manufactured AUV platforms and systems: UxV then biologically preserved with a user-speci? ed ? xative. autonomy integration: 5x DARPA program vehicles;

In addition, McLane’s in-situ laboratory platforms, Envi- Commercial – Anduril DIVE-LD, New partnerships ronmental Sample Processor (ESP) and Imaging Flow- in October 2023; ONR programs – REMUS 100, 600,

Cytobot (IFCB), support emerging genomic and optical and 1000 UUVs; and Manipulator(s) for AUV payload research methods for automated time-series oceanography suites or stand-alone platforms.

and limnology. The McLane Pro? ler line collects high density data in the vertical water column from the near sur- face to the deep ocean. Products include the Prawler, the

Ice Tethered Pro? ler (ITP) and the McLane Moored Pro- ? ler (MMP). McLane also manufactures glass and steel ? otation, as well as custom instrument housings. McLane instruments are all designed to withstand the rigors of long-term time series open ocean and freshwater deploy- ments. McLane instruments are central to many long-term global projects and cruises including such initiatives as

OOI, GEOTRACES, and the RAPID array.

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