Operations to 11,000m: Nereus ceramic housing design and analysis

Author

McDonald, Glenn

Author_Institution

Appl. Ocean Phys. & Eng., Woods Hole Oceanogr. Instn.Woods Hole, Woods Hole, MA, USA

fYear

2013

fDate

23-27 Sept. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

HROV Nereus, a full-ocean-depth hybrid remotely operated vehicle (HROV) built at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), dove nearly 7 miles to the bottom of the Marianas Trench in June 2009. Nereus was the third submersible to reach the bottom of the trench, but the first autonomous vehicle. Its hybrid design allows transformation from remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) simply by removing a work platform and releasing its tether.

Keywords

autonomous underwater vehicles; design; mountings; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic regions; optical fibres; packaging; AD 2009 06; HROV Nereus; Marianas Trench; Nereus ceramic housing design; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; autonomous underwater vehicle; ceramic housing analysis; ceramic penetrations; extreme external pressures; fiber-optic strand; full-ocean-depth hybrid remotely operated vehicle; glass-dome mounting; hybrid design; joint-rings; lithium-ion batteries; power supply; pressure housings; standard remotely operated vehicle mode; submersible; technical ceramics; tether; work platform; Ceramics; Glass; Joints; Oceans; Stress; Titanium; AUV; HROV Nereus; Marianas Trench; ROV; ceramic housing; design; hybrid; ocean technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Oceans - San Diego, 2013

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Type

conf

Filename

6741243