Title :
SARA, an autonomous underwater vehicle for researches in Antarctica
Author :
Papalia, B. ; Prendin, W. ; Veruggio, G.
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento Innovazione, ENEA, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
Within the Italian Program for Researches in Antarctica, a project aimed at developing a autonomous underwater robot was launched, SARA (Sottomarino Autonomo Robotizzato Antartico) will perform a number of missions in support of oceanography, glaciology, and biology, and constitute a platform in view of different applications, such as environmental survey and underwater plants inspection
Keywords :
mobile robots; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; Antarctica; Italian Program; SARA; Sottomarino Autonomo Robotizzato Antartico; Southern Ocean; autonomous underwater vehicle; ocean underwater equipment; sea measurement technique instrument; Antarctica; Chemical and biological sensors; Humans; Ice; Inspection; Marine technology; Plants (biology); Robot sensing systems; Safety devices; Underwater vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '94. 'Oceans Engineering for Today's Technology and Tomorrow's Preservation.' Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Brest
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2056-5
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1994.364270
