Manoeuvring Experiments Using the MUN Explorer AUV

Autor: C.D. Williams, T. Crees, M.T. Issac, Moqin He, Neil Bose, Ralf Bachmayer, S. Adams
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: 2007 Symposium on Underwater Technology and Workshop on Scientific Use of Submarine Cables and Related Technologies.
DOI: 10.1109/ut.2007.370791
Popis: Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) are self-propelled robotic platforms that can perform a predetermined mission completely unmanned. A series of manoeuvring experiments were performed using the MUN Explorer AUV during the summer of 2006 and a selection of these experimental results are presented in this paper. The purpose of these experiments was to collect a set of useful data for validating a hydrodynamic model of the dynamic performance of the vehicle. This paper aims at explaining the methods and measures adopted in accomplishing this task. Apart from providing a data set for validation of the hydrodynamic model, the data record also shows the ability of the AUV to perform extreme manoeuvres and the accuracy with which it can follow a pre-planned mission.
Databáze: OpenAIRE