Title :
A second generation survey AUV
Author :
Bellingham, J.G. ; Goudey, C.A. ; Consi, T.R. ; Bales, J.W. ; Atwood, D.K. ; Leonard, J.J. ; Chryssostomidis, C.
Author_Institution :
Underwater Vehicles Lab., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Odyssey class autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are designed to be small, high performance survey platforms. The logistical complexities of operating off of oceanographic vessels or in hostile environments, such as the Arctic, make a small vehicle with minimal support requirements extremely attractive. Although built for great depths and endurances of up to two days, Odyssey class vehicles are small by the standards of existing AUVs. This paper describes Odyssey II, the second generation of Odyssey class AUV, and presents the results of under-ice field trials in New Hampshire and the Arctic
Keywords :
attitude control; dynamics; intelligent control; marine systems; navigation; sonar; Odyssey II; attitude heading reference system; autonomous underwater vehicles; dynamic control; intelligent control; mission sensors; oceanographic vessels; sonar navigation; survey platforms; Arctic; Educational institutions; Ice; Laboratories; Marine vehicles; Oceans; Payloads; Remotely operated vehicles; Sensor systems; Underwater vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Technology, 1994. AUV '94., Proceedings of the 1994 Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Cambridge, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1808-0
DOI :
10.1109/AUV.1994.518619
