Gliders are autonomous vehicles (AUVs) self-propelled by small changes in their flotation, which allows to generate displacement of vertical component that with the help of two wings becomes an oblique component, resulting in an efficient forward movement thus minimizing energy consumption.

Without being as fast as other conventional AUVs, gliders represent a significant improvement in terms of range and duration compared to propellers propelled by propellers or jets, extending the duration of ocean missions from hours to months, and several thousand kilometers range , which translates into providing value data to the user on space-time scales not available on other AUV technologies, and significantly less costly than other traditional on-board ocean observation techniques.


Missions


Missions Gliders Start Last Status
ESTOC2017_2 P202 June 19, 2017, 10:34 a.m. No comms available Completed
ESTOC2017_1 P202 March 8, 2017, 10:42 a.m. March 9, 2017, 11:12 a.m. Completed
ESTOC2016_1 P202 March 2, 2017, 10:12 a.m. No comms available Completed
ESTOC2016_2 P201 Nov. 15, 2016, 10:29 a.m. Nov. 20, 2016, 12:04 a.m. Completed
MADEIRA2016_1 P201 April 11, 2016, 3:41 p.m. May 9, 2016, 12:38 p.m. Completed
TEST-SITE2016_1 P202 Jan. 13, 2016, 9:30 a.m. No comms available Completed
TEST-SITE2015_2 P202 Dec. 15, 2015, 9:43 a.m. No comms available Completed
ESTOC2015_2 P201 Oct. 27, 2015, 3:34 p.m. Nov. 16, 2015, 7:07 a.m. Completed
TEST-SITE2015_1 P202 Sept. 7, 2015, 12:16 p.m. No comms available Completed
ESTOC2015_1 P201 Aug. 31, 2015, 12:19 p.m. Sept. 16, 2015, 2:29 a.m. Completed
ESTOC2014_2 P201 June 19, 2014, 10:34 a.m. No comms available Completed
ESTOC2014_1 P201 Feb. 4, 2014, 11:02 a.m. Feb. 25, 2014, 10:35 a.m. Completed
ESTOC2013_4 P201 Oct. 22, 2013, 10:25 a.m. Nov. 11, 2013, 11:09 a.m. Completed
FMI-GROOM-ARCHIPIELAGO P201 Sept. 16, 2013, 7:39 a.m. No comms available Completed
FMI-GROOM-BOTHNIAN P201 Sept. 13, 2013, 9:44 a.m. No comms available Completed
ESTOC2013_3 P201 July 24, 2013, 11:33 a.m. No comms available Completed
ESTOC2013_2 P201 April 20, 2013, 9:49 a.m. No comms available Completed
ESTOC2013_1 P201 Feb. 15, 2013, 12:58 p.m. No comms available Completed
ESTOC2012_2 P201 Oct. 24, 2012, 2:39 p.m. No comms available Completed
ESTOC2012_1 P201 Feb. 28, 2012, 3:02 p.m. No comms available Completed
ICOVBIO P201 Sept. 12, 2011, 9:48 a.m. No comms available Completed
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