Pathfinder 1; Přetištěno se souhlasem Pauley Interactive

Phil Pauley vymýšlel, jaké stroje by mohl člověk používat pro výzkum mořského dna, aby opět rozšířil své vědomosti (a nakonec samozřejmě exploatoval bohatství). Aby podpořil projekt Transatlantic Seafloor Research Challenge vymyslel několik velice podobných vozítek, která nazval Pathfinders. Výsledkem je ponorka na kolech, nebo na pásech.

Pathfinders will be expected to maintain the average working depth for World Oceans of 4000+ meters or 2.5 miles below the surface. Pathfinders have been designed for endurance sub-sea research and exploration:- to cross the oceans floor in the quickest time, to cover the longest distance in continual contact with the ocean floor for the longest amount of time possible.

Pathfinder 2; Přetištěno se souhlasem Pauley Interactive

Některé předpokládané technické charakteristiky Pathfinderů jsou následující:

• Between 2 – 4 weeks submerged.
• Pathfinders will be sponsored by global corporations and trailed for self-sufficiency.
• Pathfinders will be required to drive along the seabed for as long as possible from the United Kingdom to the United States by any route possible in the fastest time.
• Electric Power (Lithium Storage) control and life support systems with an recharging umbilical cable.
• Between 10m – 15m long / 3m – 5m high / 2m – 4m wide.
• Crew will consist of three:- a Pilot, Co-Pilot and Communications Engineer.
• The Pathfinder will have a support vessel or control command centre at the surface.
• The support vessel will have an emergency ROV to help recover the Pathfinder if required and will provide critical power and life support systems to the Pathfinder by steering the recharging umbilical cable.
• The support vessel will track and monitor all activities 24/7 of the Pathfinder.

Pathfinder 3; Přetištěno se souhlasem Pauley Interactive

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