Title :
Design considerations for Micro-Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (μAUVs)
Author :
Watson, Simon A. ; Green, Peter N.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Abstract :
Mobile Underwater Sensor Networks provide an attractive solution to the problem of obtaining measurements from within liquid-based industrial processes. Most underwater vehicles are aimed at oceanographic applications and are therefore too large to be used in comparatively small processes. This paper sets out the design considerations for the development of a Micro-Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (μAUV) for use in a process environment.
Keywords :
microrobots; mobile robots; oceanographic regions; underwater vehicles; wireless sensor networks; liquid-based industrial process; micro-autonomous underwater vehicle; mobile underwater sensor network; oceanographic application; Acoustic sensors; Chemical industry; Chemical processes; Chemical sensors; Electric variables measurement; Monitoring; Sea measurements; Underwater vehicles; Vehicle dynamics; Wireless sensor networks; Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs); nucelar storage ponds; underwater sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics Automation and Mechatronics (RAM), 2010 IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6503-3
DOI :
10.1109/RAMECH.2010.5513154
