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

fYear

1994

fDate

19-20 Jul 1994

Firstpage

148

Lastpage

155

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AUV.1994.518619

Filename

518619