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Nick Michel-Hart
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- Scientific and naval instrumentation
- Autonomous undersea vehicles
- Moorings, underwater structures and towers
- Harsh environment packaging (polar, shipboard, and airborne systems)
- Finite element analysis
- Acoustic transducers
- Corrosion and abrasion analysis and control
- Low-power, battery operated, embedded systems
- High-speed data acquisition systems and signal processings
- Custom analog and digital board design, PCB layout
- Complex system design, electro-mechanical systems
- Custom and OEM sensor integration
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- Embedded systems
- Remote/autonomous operation
- TCP/IP instrumentation
- Linux, Windows, and DOS systems
- C++, Visual Basic, Labview, Matlab, and web-based languages
- Deployment, operation, and recovery of equipment at sea and in the Arctic
- Logistics and operations support in the Arctic, at sea, and remote locations
- Diving — open water and under-ice (divers certified by the American Academy of Underwater Sciences and by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration for nitrox mixed gas diving)
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A New Research Vessel for the APL-UW Fleet |
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Riding Waves to Generate Electricity |
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The first demonstration of oceanographic sensors powered only by wave energy.
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The R/V Russell Davis Light entered service in summer 2018.
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Using a Wave Energy Converter for UUV Recharge
Curtis Rusch, Morteza Derakhti, Brian Polagye, Dana Manalang, Jim Thomson
11 April 2022
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MuST — Multi-Sensor Towbody
Kevin Williams, Timothy Marston, Tim McGinnis, Ben Brand, Nick Michel-Hart
7 March 2022
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Commissioning a Tidal Turbine Testing System
Cassandra Riel, Paul Gibbs, Jesse Dosher, Harlin Wood
31 July 2019
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Oscilla Power, Univ. of Wash. and others share $25M federal grant to spur wave energy efforts
GeekWire
Lisa Stiffler
27 January 2022
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A barque, a brig, and a schooner... walk into a bar
Tall Ships America Podcast
4 March 2021
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Meet Catfish Charlie, the CIA's robotic spy
IEEE Spectrum
Allison Marsh
26 February 2021
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Effect of heave plate hydrodynamic force parameterization on a two-body wave energy converter
Rusch, C.J., J. Joslin, B.D. Maurer, and B.L. Polagye
12 June 2022
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Extrinsic calibration between an optical camera and an imaging sonar
Lindzey, L., and A. Marburg
15 February 2022
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Cost-optimal wave-powered persistent oceanographic observation
Dillon, T., B. Maurer, M. Lawson, D.S. Jenne, D. Manalang, E. Baca, and B. Polagye
1 January 2022
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