Title :
Robotic ocean vehicles for marine science applications: the European ASIMOV project
Author :
Pascoal, António ; Oliveira, Paulo ; Silvestre, Carlos ; Sebastião, Luis ; Rufino, Manuel ; Barroso, Victor ; Gomes, João ; Ayela, Gerard ; Coince, Pascal ; Cardew, Marcus ; Ryan, Anne ; Waite, Hugh Braith ; Cardew, Nicholas ; Trepte, Jonathan ; Seube, Ni
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Syst. and Robotics, IST, Lisbon, Portugal
Abstract :
The key objective of the ASIMOV project is the development and integration of advanced technological systems to achieve coordinated operation of an Autonomous Surface Craft (ASC) and an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) while ensuring a fast communication link between the two vehicles. The ASC/AUV ensemble is being used to study the extent of shallow water hydrothermalism and to determine the patterns of community diversity at vents in the D. Joao de Castro (DJC) bank in the Azores
Keywords :
geophysical equipment; marine systems; oceanographic equipment; remotely operated vehicles; seafloor phenomena; sonar; underwater vehicles; ASC; AUV; Azores; D Joao de Castro bank; European ASIMOV project; North Atlantic; acoustic communication; autonomous surface craft; autonomous underwater vehicle; community diversity; fast communication link; geophysical equipment; hydrothermal vent; instrument; marine biology; marine science; ocean; robotic ocean vehicle; seabed; seafloor geology; shallow water hydrothermalism; sonar; Marine technology; Marine vehicles; Mobile robots; Oceans; Remotely operated vehicles; Robot kinematics; Sea surface; Underwater communication; Underwater vehicles; Vents;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2000 MTS/IEEE Conference and Exhibition
Conference_Location :
Providence, RI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6551-8
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2000.881293
