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Integer Technologies Develops Digital Twin To Gain Insight Into UUV Operations

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

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Integer Technologies Develops Digital Twin To Gain Insight Into UUV Operations

Dr. Josh Knight, co-founder and chief operating officer, Integer Technologies. Photo: Integer Technologies

Integer Technologies, a small South Carolina-based company, has successfully tested at sea a virtual model that runs onboard a small unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), giving insights and data into the performance of the submersible as it is operating, which otherwise is challenging due to difficulties communicating with undersea vessels. The successful tests of the digital twin technology aboard the REMUS 100 UUV were conducted during a one-year Phase 2 contract Integer has with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency under…

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