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Drive into the sea .
I propose a research vehicle which can be driven on sand and is atmospherically sealed to allow the vehicle to grip the beach out into the ocean .
The vehicle would be able to service submerged data nodes , wave generation equipment and act as a observation / dive platform .
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course the newroader would be limited by geography versus offroading engineering .
'Dynamic' Ballast engineering would be eliminated (except for maybe an emergency float) .
Standard dive tank equipment could do gas enviromentals .
Hybrid battery technology could supply motive force when on the bed and internal combustion for out of water and charging . The more batteries the more weight .
Engineering would get more complicated with a dive access port .
Rovs and manipulators seem to be mature and bolt on technologies .
The major engneering constraint would be sealing everything .
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Underwater tracked ROVs exist - what is different here? |
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This vehicle would be manned and road legal for travel topside . |
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Yes, the bond film but the vehicle stays on the bottom . |
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Since size is not a factor , a bus or truck chasis could be modified for the terrain .This would give a bigger research platform volume .
Oceanographic mapping would help in plotting the most unperturbed route . I am thinking about areas of beach that open to flat wide seabed with interesting features .
Depth would be totally dependent on construction, materials and sealing levels . |
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I like the idea of a Seabus taking kids on daytrips to the ocean floor. + |
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//the vehicle stays on the bottom //Bottom composition varies from sand, to rocks to metres-deep ooze - with all shades in between.
//Since size is not a factor // Wanna bet? The bigger it is, they more buoyant it will be, so the more ballast you'll have to add.
//Ballast engineering would be eliminated // What does this mean? |
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I'd question that the bottom is that flat to be used as a driving surface. My (fishing sonar) experience is that ocean bottoms have severe drop-offs that would be serious "road" hazards. Also you would have a serious environmental impact on the seabed that you drove thru. |
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No matter how you travel there will be environmental damage . I was thinking the damage would be as much as someone taking a four-wheel drive trip into the bush . |
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'Right kids , Don't get worried . We are going to turn on the internal lights because we have to traverse this 5m deep bed of ooze made of composting microorganisms' |
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It is always easier to add weight (bolt on more gear) than to lose especially if you need strength .
The weight would be constructed as slightly negative as to give downward grip but no so much as to be a stick in the mud . |
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The suspension engineering would not be as simple as a car because there is no road constructed but there are some very sophisticated rock climbing , four wheel drive vehicles that could act as a prototype . |
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I suppose it definitely would be a sea-monster truck .
I wonder if many trips over the same route would eventually form a underwater road ? |
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"Oh no, we've fallen down a hole." |
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'Before we let the static ballast drop, kids . What do you think that is ? ' |
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