An affordable and portable autonomous surface vehicle with obstacle avoidance for coastal ocean monitoring
| Autor: | Claus Melvad, Søren Rysgaard, Alexander Fürsterling, Daniel F. Carlson, Mathias Skovby, Lasse Vesterled, Simon S. Pedersen |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Greenland
Biomedical Engineering 01 natural sciences Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 03 medical and health sciences Waypoint Obstacle avoidance Bathymetry Autonomous surface vehicle lcsh:Science (General) Instrumentation 030304 developmental biology Civil and Structural Engineering Shore 0303 health sciences geography geography.geographical_feature_category coastal monitoring Mechanical Engineering Marine robotics 010401 analytical chemistry Ocean current Glacier Iceberg 0104 chemical sciences Ocean currents Oceanography Arctic Environmental science lcsh:Q1-390 |
| Zdroj: | Carlson, D F, Fürsterling, A, Vesterled, L, Skovby, M, Pedersen, S S, Melvad, C & Rysgaard, S 2019, ' An affordable and portable autonomous surface vehicle with obstacle avoidance for coastal ocean monitoring ', HardwareX, vol. 5, e00059 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2019.e00059 HardwareX, Vol 5, Iss, Pp-(2019) |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ohx.2019.e00059 |
| Popis: | Bathymetry measurements are needed in shallow, near-shore environments to estimate the potential distribution of macroalgae and seagrass, which contribute to oceanic carbon sinks in Greenland and other Arctic locations. Additionally, ocean current observations near icebergs and marine-terminating glaciers are necessary to estimate their melt rates. Rocky coastlines, icebergs and glaciers, however, present a significant safety risk to manned vessels. We developed an affordable and portable autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) that can safely obtain bathymetry and ocean current measurements in dangerous environments. The Arctic Research Centre Autonomous Boat (ARCAB) is a student-built ASV that can be transported on a euro-pallet and operated from a small boat and from shore. ARCAB has a minimum battery life of 2 h and accommodates a SonTek M9 RiverSurveyor system for bathymetry and ocean current measurements. ARCAB is controlled by a National Instruments myRIO-1900 and features autonomous waypoint navigation, obstacle avoidance, and return-to-home functionality. We demonstrate the use of ARCAB in Greenland in January 2019. Keywords: Autonomous surface vehicle, Marine robotics, Bathymetry, Ocean currents, Coastal monitoring, Greenland |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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