Low Cost Deepwater Delivery Vehicle

Triton Systems, Inc. is proposing an innovative, low cost method for the delivery of sensor payloads to specific locations for oceanographic, environmental, and biologic data collection in various depths of water. The DART System (Deployment using Acoustic and Ranging Transmission) will be capable of delivering a payload to a predetermined location within a 33 ft radius. The DART vehicle will be capable of being deployed by two operational crew. DART is a low cost, flexible modular design, that is rugged and capable of performing repeated missions, with a low logistical burden (ship of opportunity and operation personnel requirement). During the Phase I program, Triton designed and built the first DART vehicle. In the Phase II effort, Triton will support deep ocean testing of the DART vehicle at a Navy facility and demonstrate successful execution of a down-selected Concept of Operations.