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Dave Dyer Principal Engineer dyer@apl.washington.edu Phone 206-543-0064 |
Education
B.S. Ocean Engineering, California State University, Long Beach, 1981
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RACER The goal of the RACER program is to develop and demonstrate autonomy technologies that enable unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to maneuver in unstructured, off-road terrain at the limit of the vehicle's mechanical systems and at, or beyond, human-driven speeds and efficiencies. |
4 Apr 2022
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Unmanned Air System — UAS The APL-UW unmanned air system (UAS) testbed is a collaborative project involving researchers specializing in autonomy, remote sensing, and ocean science instrumentation. This effort represents the beginning of a research program to extend our expertise into the aerial domain. |
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29 Jan 2014
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The overarching goal of this project is to develop new opportunities for basic and applied research. The work focuses not only on UAS technology (marine applications in particular) but also on the development of tools that will transform how research is conducted at sea. Recent tests with the prototype system have verified stability and key performance characteristics, with flight duration exceeding 20 mins and a top speed exceeding 30 knots. |
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OceanGate/APL-UW Joint Venture to Produce a Manned Submersible Laboratory engineers are teaming with OceanGate to design and produce Cyclops, a submarine that could take five people nearly two miles deep into the ocean. It will be smaller, lighter, and operated at a much lower cost than today's manned subs. |
9 Dec 2013
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In The News
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DARPA's RACER program sends high-speed autonomous vehicles off-road IEEE Spectrum, Evan Ackerman For the next three years, robotic vehicles will be pushing the limits of all-terrain racing. A team at APL-UW is one of three working to develop vehicles that will run in a series of field experiments beginning this spring. |
27 Jan 2022
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UW and local company unveil new five-person submarine UW News and Information, Hannah Hickey The University of Washington's Applied Physics Laboratory and Everett-based company OceanGate this month unveiled the first model of its joint project to build a new type of submarine for human research and exploration in the deep sea. |
20 Mar 2015
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OceanGate unveils Cyclops sub to help businesses, researchers go deep Xconomy Seattle, Benjamin Romano OceanGate is unveiling Cyclops 1, a five-person submersible the company has retrofitted with simpler controls, creature comforts, and other technologies for streamlined operations. Development benefited from a unique partnership with APL-UW, a center of marine engineering and a critical piece of the Pacific Northwest%u2019s ocean innovation ecosystem. |
10 Mar 2015
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Inventions
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Double Acting Buoyancy Engine for Underwater Vehicles Record of Invention Number: 49484 |
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18 Mar 2022
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Gas Collection System for Seafloor Gasses Escaping from the Seafloor Record of Invention Number: 49235 |
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12 Apr 2021
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Method of Transport, Deployment and Recovery Schemes for Very Large Structures to and from the Seafloor Record of Invention Number: 49234 |
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12 Apr 2021
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