EURODOCKER-a universal docking-downloading recharging system for AUVs: conceptual design results

Author

Brighenti, Attilio ; Zugno, Libero ; Mattiuzzo, Fernando ; Sperandio, A.

Author_Institution

Syst. & Adv. Technol. Eng. S.r.I., Venice, Italy

Volume

3

fYear

1998

fDate

28 Sep-1 Oct 1998

Firstpage

1463

Abstract

The EURODOCKER project concentrates on the development of a universal autonomous Docking Downloading-Recharging System for AUVs. It shall be suited to various AUVs that are on the market or now under successful development and thus aims at becoming a standard subsystem of the AUV support spread. The project started with a system engineering task, in order to identify the detailed requirements of the EURODOCKER system as a whole. A wide search and collection of information on the characteristics of AUVs that influence the docking system design has been performed and meetings with institutions and people involved in AUV development have been held. This paper illustrates the outcomings of the first activities of the project, dealing with the conceptual design and the contact with the main AUV industry to sum up a trade-off envelope of requirement

Keywords

oceanographic equipment; remotely operated vehicles; underwater vehicles; AUV; EURODOCKER; apparatus; autonomous underwater vehicle; conceptual design; equipment; instrumentation; ocean; submerged docking; universal docking-downloading recharging system; Area measurement; Bit rate; Communication system operations and management; Condition monitoring; Design engineering; Energy management; Marine vehicles; Navigation; Sea measurements; Standards development;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '98 Conference Proceedings

Conference_Location

Nice

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5045-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1998.726313

Filename

726313