Title :
The Development and Ocean Testing of an AUV Docking Station for a 21" AUV
Author :
Hobson, Brett W. ; McEwen, Robert S. ; Erickson, Jon ; Hoover, Thomas ; Mcbride, Lance ; Shane, Farley ; Bellingham, James G.
Author_Institution :
Monterey Bay Aquarium Res. Inst., Monterey
fDate :
Sept. 29 2007-Oct. 4 2007
Abstract :
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) has developed an AUV docking station for a 21-inch (54 cm) diameter AUV. The system was designed for operation with cabled undersea observatories in water depths up to 4 km deep and has been demonstrated in the open ocean, though at much shallower depths. The program demonstrated successful autonomous homing and docking, data downloads, uploading of new mission plans, battery recharging, and complete power cycling of the AUV. We describe the design, and at-sea tests.
Keywords :
oceanographic equipment; remotely operated vehicles; underwater equipment; underwater vehicles; AUV docking station; MBARI; Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute; battery recharging; cabled undersea observatories; complete power cycling; data downloads; mission plan uploading; ocean testing; Batteries; Instruments; Marine vehicles; Mars; Observatories; Oceans; Sea floor; Testing; Underwater cables; Underwater vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2007
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-0933957-35-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0933957-35-0
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2007.4449318
