MHL - Projects

Projects

Current Projects

Upper Great Lakes Observing System (U-GLOS)

The University of Michigan Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratories' (MHL) Upper Great Lakes Observing System began with the deployment of Station 1 in 2005 ... learn more

The North Slope Science Initiative (NSSI)

The North Slope Science Initiative will provide a baseline characterization of North Slope lakes for use in sound resource management and decision making ... learn more

Tow Tank / Physical Modeling Basin Projects

The physical modeling basin was originally constructed in 1904 as part of the West Engineering building. The tank was 300 ft long when first installed but was extended another 60 ft in 1908. The tank has been in operation for over 100 years with little renovation ... learn more

BathyBoat: Bathymetry Mapping and Analysis

The University of Michigan, Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratory (MHL) in collaboration with the Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI) has designed, fabricated, and field tested a remotely controlled and electrically powered boat to conduct precision ... learn more

Investigations at Bering Glacier, Alaska

MHL and MTRI scientists and engineers have been traveling to the Bering Glacier in Alaska for the past six years to support a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) hydrological study of the Bering Glacier ... learn more

Flying Fish

The MHL is currently working on a project for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop an autonomous buoy for persistent surveillance in the open ocean. The vehicle, which we call the "U of M Flying Fish," is a collaborative effort with ... learn more

Automated Lagrangian Water Quality Assessment System (ALWAS)

Last summer, in partnership with Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI) the MHL designed and fabricated two ALWAS (Automated Lagrangian Water-Quality Assessment System) buoys. The buoys have three propulsion modes, drift with current ... learn more

Alliance for Coastal Technologies

The MHL in conjunction with the university's Cooperative Institute of Limnology and Ecosystem Research (CILER) form the Great Lakes Chapter of Alliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT). ACT is a NOAA-funded partnership of research institutions ... learn more

ONR T-craft

The Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratories (MHL) received funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop an accurate numerical model to predict the resistance, propulsion, maneuvering and motions (seakeeping) of an amphibious vehicle ... learn more

Past Projects

Grand Traverse Bay Observing System 2007

In the past two years, the Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratories (MHL) of the University of Michigan has introduced and expanded the GTBOS as a precursor to a basin wide Upper Great Lakes Observing System (U-GLOS) network ... learn more

Development of the Automated Lagrangian Water Quality Assessment System (ALWAS)

In partnership with Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI), the MHL designed and fabricated two ALWAS (Automated Lagrangian Water-Quality Assessment System) buoys ... learn more

Grand Traverse Bay Observing System

In an effort to better understand and manage the coastal resources and processes that exist in the Grand Traverse Bay area, the University of Michigan's Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratories (UM-MHL) is focusing on creating the links ... learn more

Alliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT)

In partnership with the University of Michigan's Cooperative Institute of Limnology and Ecosystems Research (CILER) the MHL forms the Great Lakes Chapter of The Alliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT) ... learn more

Televised Programs

Just after 12 a.m. on December 7, 1941, the Japanese positioned five submarines ten miles outside of Pearl Harbor. Attached to each of these mother submarines was a "midget submarine." The midget subs were only about 80 feet long ... learn more

Field Investigations

The MHL subcontracted with Michigan Aerospace Corp to design, test and transition to production a reliable and cost-effective universal unmanned watercraft launch and recovery system for use on Navy surface combat ships ... learn more

Other Projects

An artificial reef system was modeled in the 2-D Gravity Wave - Air/Sea Interaction Facility. Hurricane wave and wind conditions were modeled and measured across a variety of magnitudes and water levels ... learn more

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