A new hydrodynamics test facility for UUV dynamics and control research

Author

Kinsey, James C. ; Smallwood, David A. ; Whitcomb, Louis L.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mech. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2003

fDate

22-26 Sept. 2003

Firstpage

356

Abstract

This paper reports the development of a new hydrodynamics test facility for UUV dynamics, navigation, and control research. Located at the Johns Hopkins University, the facility´s 174,000 liter water tank, navigation instrumentation, and testbed ROV provides the ability for development of advanced underwater vehicle systems. Experimental data demonstrating the performance of the facility´s sensor suite is presented. This paper briefly discusses the facility´s recent role in the development of control and navigation systems for operational oceanographic underwater vehicles.

Keywords

hydrodynamics; navigation; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; remotely operated vehicles; underwater vehicles; UUV dynamics; control research; hydrodynamics test facility; navigation instrumentation; operational oceanographic underwater vehicles; testbed ROV; underwater vehicle systems; Control systems; Hydrodynamics; Instruments; Marine vehicles; Navigation; Remotely operated vehicles; System testing; Test facilities; Underwater vehicles; Vehicle dynamics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2003. Proceedings

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-933957-30-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.2003.178587

Filename

1282463