Title :
Active variable buoyancy control system for MBARI´s ROV
Author :
Kirkwood, W.J. ; Steele, D.E.
Author_Institution :
Monterey Bay Aquarium Res. Inst., Pacific Grove, CA, USA
Abstract :
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), with QUEST Integrated Inc., has designed and developed an active buoyancy control system for assisting in the operational control of MBARI´s new remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Tiburon. This system is intended to assist in payload, ascent/descent and station keeping applications during scientific operations down to a maximum depth of 4000 meters
Keywords :
drives; hydraulic control equipment; marine systems; position control; pumps; 4000 m; Active variable buoyancy control system; MBARI´s new remotely operated vehicle; Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute; Tiburon; depth servo controller; pumping system; station keeping; thruster; Automatic control; Control systems; Electric vehicles; Floods; Low voltage; Microprocessors; Optical control; Payloads; Remotely operated vehicles; Valves;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '94. 'Oceans Engineering for Today's Technology and Tomorrow's Preservation.' Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Brest
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2056-5
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1994.364090
