*********** 051194A.ENG *********** Contributory Category: BIO Country: Japan From: 19th United States-Japan Marine Resources- Marine Facilities Panel Meeting Proceedings May 1994, Tokyo Japan p. 21-1 to 21-7. KEYWORDS: Japan, JAMSTEC, Optical fiber cable, ROV, Specifications, Underwater communications. +++++ Paper entitled: Development of expendable optical fiber cable ROV "UROV", developed by JAMSTEC, Fukui Prefectural Fisheries Experimental Station, and Sumitomo Electric Industries. This system permits ROVs to "swim" more freely than if tethered to a heavy power and communications cable. The vehicle is connected only via a 1 mm diameter fiber optic cable connected to the shipboard control system. ************** END Msg. A.ENG **************