Abstract :
In this paper, we discuss the design aspects and the development of the MARES AUV, a 1.5 m long vehicle, weighting 32 kg, designed and built at the University of Porto, Portugal. This vehicle is highly maneuverable, with the ability to move in the vertical plane, controlling pitch and vertical velocity; forward velocity can also be determined, anywhere between 0 and 2 m/s. MARES can easily integrate any new payload within reason, finding applications in a wide range of areas, such as pollution monitoring, scientific data collection, sonar mapping, underwater video or mine countermeasures.
Keywords :
environmental factors; remotely operated vehicles; underwater vehicles; MARES AUV; Portugal; University of Porto; environment sampling; forward velocity; mine countermeasures; modular autonomous robot; pollution monitoring; scientific data collection; sonar mapping; underwater video; vertical plane; vertical velocity; Batteries; Costs; Monitoring; Oceans; Payloads; Pollution; Remotely operated vehicles; Robots; Sampling methods; Sonar applications;
