Title :
Development of AUV "Marine Bird" with underwater docking and recharging system
Author :
Kawasaki, Tadayuki ; Fukasawa, Toshifumi ; Noguchi, Toshihito ; Baino, Makoto
Author_Institution :
Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corp., Japan
Abstract :
The "Marine Bird" is an experimental autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) that can dock with an underwater base to charge batteries. An AUV with docking functions like the Marine Bird and a scientific submarine cable network system are to enhance their availability each other when they are used together. The combination of both technologies is to be a breakthrough for oceanographic investigations. This paper describes the overview of the Marine Bird, its docking and recharging system and the principal test results.
Keywords :
oceanographic equipment; power supplies to apparatus; remotely operated vehicles; underwater vehicles; AUV; Marine Bird; autonomous underwater vehicle; oceanographic investigations; recharging system; scientific submarine cable network system; underwater base; underwater docking; Batteries; Birds; Costs; Marine technology; Marine vehicles; Motion control; Navigation; Remotely operated vehicles; Sea surface; Underwater vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Scientific Use of Submarine Cables and Related Technologies, 2003. The 3rd International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7775-3
DOI :
10.1109/SSC.2003.1224134
