Finding a Test Site

Today we checked out the Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center as a possible place to do basic vehicle testing. After talking with the nice folks who work there (as well as the Harbormaster and Coast Guard), we are all set to go next week! There is plenty of room on the pier for us to set up a tent with all of our stuff.




There is also a good crane for lifting the AUV in and out of the water.




The pier is fairly long, and although we won't be doing much work in this narrow patch of water, it's a convenient place to trim and do basic tests before we turn it loose in a larger area.