DocumentCode :
2829935
Title :
RCV-150 Vehicle And Recent Operational Experience
Author :
Billet, A.B.
Author_Institution :
Hydro Products Inc./Honeywell, San Diego, CA, USA
fYear :
1983
fDate :
Aug. 29 1983-Sept. 1 1983
Firstpage :
588
Lastpage :
592
Abstract :
The past decade has shown a dramatic increase in the use of unmanned tethered vehicles in worldwide marine fields. These are used for inspection, debris removal and object retrieval. The RCV- 
system is an example of these advanced technology vehicles. With the requirements of high maneuverability and unusual inspection, a responsive, high performance, compact vehicle was developed. The RCV-150 vehicle component system consists of the vehicle structure, the vehicle electronics, and hydraulic system which powers the thruster assemblies and the manipulator. For this vehicle, a light weight, high-response hydraulic system was developed in a very small package. The past approximate two and one half years of world-wide field activities have resulted in almost 10,000 hours of RCV-150 operations.
system is an example of these advanced technology vehicles. With the requirements of high maneuverability and unusual inspection, a responsive, high performance, compact vehicle was developed. The RCV-150 vehicle component system consists of the vehicle structure, the vehicle electronics, and hydraulic system which powers the thruster assemblies and the manipulator. For this vehicle, a light weight, high-response hydraulic system was developed in a very small package. The past approximate two and one half years of world-wide field activities have resulted in almost 10,000 hours of RCV-150 operations.Keywords :
Control systems; Glass; Hydraulic systems; Monitoring; Power supplies; Pressure control; Sonar; Underwater cables; Underwater vehicles; Winches;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '83, Proceedings
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1983.1152188
Filename :
1152188
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