Title :
Modernized TSL-underwater robot for tunnel and shallow-water inspection
Author :
Ageev, M.D. ; Boreyko, A.A. ; Gornak, V.E. ; Matvienko, Yu.V. ; Scherbatyuk, A. Ph ; Vanlin, Yu.V. ; Zolotarev, V.V.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Marine Technol. Problems, Acad. of Sci., Russia
Abstract :
TSL (tunnel sea lion) is a specialized self-propelled underwater vehicle with data-command link to operator on a support ship by fiber-optical cable. The autonomous use of TSL is possible. TSL is designed for sonar and video inspection of extended water-filled tunnels and for shallow-water applications. A modernized version of TSL that is currently used also as a carrier of sensors and equipment for execution of different scientific programs and students projects is described in the paper
Keywords :
inspection; mobile robots; telerobotics; underwater vehicles; data-command link; fiber-optical cable; self-propelled underwater vehicle; shallow-water inspection; sonar inspection; tunnel inspection; tunnel sea lion underwater robot; video inspection; Inspection; Marine vehicles; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber sensors; Robots; Sonar applications; Sonar equipment; Underwater cables; Underwater vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Underwater Technology, 2000. UT 00. Proceedings of the 2000 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6378-7
DOI :
10.1109/UT.2000.852521
