Power system for the new Jason ROV

Author

Petitt, Robert A., Jr. ; Bowen, Andrew ; Elder, Robert ; Howland, Jonathan ; Naiman, Matthew

Author_Institution

Woods Hole Oceanogr. Instn., MA, USA

Volume

3

fYear

2004

fDate

9-12 Nov. 2004

Firstpage

1727

Abstract

Jason II/Medea is a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) system built and operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) for oceanographic research to depths of 6500 m. Jason II/Medea is a two-body system: Medea operates at the end of the 10 km electro-optical tether cable and decouples Jason from surface ship motion. Jason II is connected to Medea by a 35 m long neutrally buoyant umbilical. The free swimming Jason II is propelled by six DC brushless electric thrusters that provide about 500 lbs of thrust in each of three axes of motion. Jason II features dual manipulators, a detachable sample sled, workspace lighting, still and video cameras and navigation and science survey instruments. Jason II also provides a payload capacity for mission-specific scientific instruments and tools. The new power system delivers, controls and monitors all the power used on the vehicle under the command of the control system software.

Keywords

battery powered vehicles; navigation; oceanographic equipment; oceanography; power supplies to apparatus; remotely operated vehicles; underwater vehicles; 10 km; 35 m; 6500 m; DC brushless electric thrusters; Jason II/Medea; ROV system; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; control system software; detachable sample sled; electrooptical tether cable; manipulators; mission-specific scientific instruments; navigation instruments; neutrally buoyant umbilical; oceanographic research; payload capacity; power system; remotely operated vehicle; science survey instruments; still camera; surface ship motion; two-body system; video camera; workspace lighting; Cameras; Control systems; Instruments; Marine vehicles; Power cables; Power system control; Power systems; Propulsion; Remotely operated vehicles; Sea surface;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '04. MTTS/IEEE TECHNO-OCEAN '04

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8669-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.2004.1406385

Filename

1406385