DocumentCode
287909
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
Volume
2
fYear
1994
fDate
13-16 Sep 1994
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OCEANS '94. 'Oceans Engineering for Today's Technology and Tomorrow's Preservation.' Proceedings
Conference_Location
Brest
Print_ISBN
0-7803-2056-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS.1994.364090
Filename
364090
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