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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2010
Tracy J Harasti, Arnold, MD (US);
James E Howell, Severn, MD (US);
William M Hertel, Iii, Annapolis, MD (US);
Tracy J Harasti, Arnold, MD (US);
James E Howell, Severn, MD (US);
William M Hertel, III, Annapolis, MD (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A method and system to optimize underwater operations utilizing a radio frequency identification (RFID) arrangement. The RFID arrangement includes a plurality of RFID tags positioned on an underwater surface, with each of the plurality of tags coded with unique information related to each tag's location on the underwater surface. The RFID system also includes an RFID reader/interrogator attached to an underwater explorer. When the underwater explorer is within a reading range of a tag, the reader/interrogator reads the unique tag information. The tag information is used to optimize underwater operations performed by the explorer, which may be a diver or a water vessel.