A miniature low-cost autonomous underwater vehicle

Author

Wick, Carl E. ; Stilwell, Daniel J.

Author_Institution

Syst. Eng. Dept., US Naval Acad., Annapolis, MD, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

423

Abstract

We announce the development of a prototype miniature low-cost autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The vehicle was designed to explore technology for one-way military applications, including minefield mapping/tagging, and cooperative underwater activities with similar units, but could also find application in shallow water mapping and remote sensing. The prototype vehicle measures approximately 24 inches long (61 m) by 3.5 inches in diameter (8.9 cm), displacing approximately 7 lbs (3.3 kg). We present the physical design of this vehicle, our findings from initial testing, including the performance of inexpensive sensors used for vehicle navigation

Keywords

military equipment; mobile robots; navigation; path planning; remotely operated vehicles; underwater vehicles; 24 inch; 3.3 kg; 3.5 inch; 61 cm; 8.9 cm; AUV; cooperative underwater activities; minefield mapping/tagging; miniature low-cost autonomous underwater vehicle; one-way military applications; remote sensing; shallow water mapping; vehicle navigation; Automotive engineering; Control systems; Costs; Marine vehicles; Navigation; Propulsion; Prototypes; Remotely operated vehicles; Servomechanisms; Underwater vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS, 2001. MTS/IEEE Conference and Exhibition

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

Print_ISBN

0-933957-28-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.2001.968762

Filename

968762