DocumentCode
2360036
Title
Development of a small pneumatic subsea robot
Author
Lu, Zhongqun ; Hinchey, Michael ; Friis, Dag
Author_Institution
Fac. of Eng., Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland, St. John´´s, Nfld., Canada
Volume
2
fYear
1997
fDate
25-28 May 1997
Firstpage
442
Abstract
“NO MAD” is an intelligent but inexpensive subsea robot that uses a simple air/water ballast tank for depth control. Presently, it has no control over its lateral motion. While drifting with the local current at sea, it could be used to make depth profile measurements at preset depths. It could also be used for seabed exploration. This paper describes the development of “NO MAD” to date
Keywords
intelligent control; marine systems; mobile robots; motion control; pneumatic control equipment; NO MAD pneumatic subsea robot; air/water ballast tank; depth control; depth profile measurements; seabed exploration; Current measurement; Electronic ballasts; Intelligent robots; Intelligent sensors; Modular construction; Motion control; Propulsion; Prototypes; Robot sensing systems; Sea measurements;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1997. Engineering Innovation: Voyage of Discovery. IEEE 1997 Canadian Conference on
Conference_Location
St. Johns, Nfld.
ISSN
0840-7789
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3716-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CCECE.1997.608253
Filename
608253
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