Title :
Design, construction and hydrodynamic testing of the AUV MARIUS
Author :
Egeskov, Per ; Bjerrum, Anders ; Pascoal, António ; Silvestre, Carlos ; Aage, Christian ; Smitt, Leif Wagner
Author_Institution :
COWIconsult, Birkerod, Denmark
Abstract :
MARIUS (Marine Utility Vehicle System) is an autonomous underwater vehicle for environmental surveying in coastal waters. This paper describes the design, construction and hydrodynamic testing of the vehicle and analyzes its expected performance in terms of mission duration and range
Keywords :
computerised control; design engineering; hydrodynamics; marine systems; MARIUS; autonomous underwater vehicle; construction; design; environmental surveying; hydrodynamic testing; Acoustic transducers; Automotive engineering; Hydrodynamics; Marine technology; Marine vehicles; Propulsion; Remotely operated vehicles; Sea measurements; Testing; Underwater vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Technology, 1994. AUV '94., Proceedings of the 1994 Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Cambridge, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1808-0
DOI :
10.1109/AUV.1994.518626
