Title :
Development of reliable sub systems for Autosub
Author_Institution :
Ocean Technol. Div., Southampton Oceanogr. Centre, UK
Abstract :
Test and development work has been carried out on the Autosub project in the areas of sea water bearings, threaded inserts in GFRP, and control fin actuators to prove reliable operation prior to the main vehicle build. This work has now been incorporated into the prototype AUV Autosub-1 which is now undergoing sea trials off the south coast of the UK
Keywords :
electric actuators; machine bearings; marine systems; mechanical engineering; mobile robots; oceanographic equipment; reliability; Autosub; GFRP; NERC; UK; control fin actuator; glass fibre construction; lower ocean; marine equipment; mechanical engineering; ocean; propulsion system; prototype AUV Autosub-1; reliable operation; reliable subsystem development; sea; sea water bearing; submersible; threaded insert; underwater vehicle; vehicle build; Actuators; Aluminum; Ceramics; Coatings; Friction; Marine vehicles; Propulsion; Prototypes; Seals; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '96. MTS/IEEE. Prospects for the 21st Century. Conference Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3519-8
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1996.568314
