Design of an ROV for precision sea floor vehicle mobility and entry in the 2009 MATE International ROV competition

Author

Bingham, S.A. ; Erdmann, T.R. ; Matson, M. ; Ringstad, J.

Author_Institution

Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA

fYear

2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The main goal of this project was to engineer a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to compete in the 2009 Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) International ROV competition. The vehicle was designed to operate in a submarine rescue fashion, while maintaining the maneuverability and precision actuations of a normal ROV. The vehicle has been designed for the efficient completion of tasks that a rescue ROV may have to perform. These tasks range from surveying the submarine, opening a hatch and inserting emergency supplies, supplying an airline, and providing a transfer skirt for rescue.

Keywords

mobile robots; remotely operated vehicles; underwater vehicles; 2009 Marine Advanced Technology Education International ROV competition; airline; maneuverability maintenance; precision actuation maintenance; remotely operated vehicle; sea floor vehicle mobility; submarine rescue; transfer skirt; vehicle design; Automotive engineering; Brushless DC motors; DC motors; Hydraulic actuators; Propellers; Remotely operated vehicles; Robots; Sea floor; Underwater vehicles; Water conservation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2009, MTS/IEEE Biloxi - Marine Technology for Our Future: Global and Local Challenges

Conference_Location

Biloxi, MS

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4960-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-0-933957-38-1

Type

conf

Filename

5422189