Title :
Energy systems for FAU AUVs [autonomous underwater vehicles]
Author :
Henderson, Ed ; Pantelakis, Tom ; An, Edgar
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ocean Eng., Florida Atlantic Univ., Dania Beach, FL, USA
Abstract :
The AUV research program at Florida Atlantic University (USA) has focused its design efforts on battery powered AUVs, developing both the battery packs and power distribution systems that provide a robust energy system for the AUV. This paper focuses on the development of our energy systems on their 3 AUVs (Ocean Voyager II, Ocean Explorer and Morpheus) in terms of battery pack arrangements and power distribution systems.
Keywords :
distribution networks; power supplies to apparatus; remotely operated vehicles; secondary cells; underwater vehicles; Florida Atlantic University; Morpheus; Ocean Explorer; Ocean Voyager II; USA; autonomous underwater vehicles; battery pack arrangements; energy systems; power distribution systems; Battery powered vehicles; Chemical technology; Circuit breakers; Costs; Marine vehicles; Oceans; Power distribution; Switches; Vehicle safety; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, 2002. Proceedings of the 2002 Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7572-6
DOI :
10.1109/AUV.2002.1177195
