Title :
Closer to deep underwater science with ODYSSEY IV class hovering autonomous underwater vehicle (HAUV)
Author :
Desset, S. ; Damus, R. ; Hover, F. ; Morash, J. ; Polidoro, V.
Author_Institution :
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Lab., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
The Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Laboratory (AUVLAB) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is currently building and testing a new, general purpose and inexpensive 6000 meter capable hovering autonomous underwater vehicle (HAUV), the ´ODYSSEY IV class´. The vehicle is intended for rapid deployments, potentially with minimal navigation, thus supporting episodic dives for exploratory missions. For that, the vehicle is capable of fast dive times, short survey on bottom and simple navigation.
Keywords :
oceanographic equipment; remotely operated vehicles; underwater vehicles; 6000 m; AUVLAB; Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Laboratory; MIT; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; ODYSSEY IV class HAUV; deep underwater science; episodic dives; exploratory missions; hovering autonomous underwater vehicle; navigation; rapid deployment; Acceleration; Automotive engineering; Costs; Laboratories; Marine vehicles; Navigation; Oceans; Remotely operated vehicles; Testing; Underwater vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Oceans 2005 - Europe
Conference_Location :
Brest, France
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9103-9
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANSE.2005.1513151
