DocumentCode
2827223
Title
A New Microsubmersible For Deep Water Work And Exploration
Author
Hawkes, Graham S. ; Earle, Sylvia A.
Author_Institution
Deep Ocean Eng., Inc., Oakland, CA, USA
fYear
1983
fDate
Aug. 29 1983-Sept. 1 1983
Firstpage
502
Lastpage
506
Abstract
The characteristics of a new one person micro-submersible, Deep Rover I, are described. The system features a transparent acrylic pressure hull rated to one kilometer depth, a choice of tethered or untethered mode of operation, seven days of life support, and more than three knots per hour speed. Two sensory manipulator systems enable the operator to perform work in a nearly instinctive manner, with feedback including force, motion, finger-tip vision, sound, and a tactile sense. The basic configuration of Deep Rover I will be retained in deeper versions using acrylic pressure hulls to two kilometers and transparent ceramic materials for depths to six kilometers and, ultimately to 10 kilometers.
Keywords
Ceramics; Collaborative work; Costs; Force feedback; Force sensors; Marine vehicles; Oceans; Petroleum industry; Remotely operated vehicles; Underwater vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OCEANS '83, Proceedings
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS.1983.1152041
Filename
1152041
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