Title :
Development of an autonomous planning watercraft test bed
Author :
Woelfel, Gregory A. ; Ehrhardt, Brian J. ; Bishop, Bradley E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Syst. Eng., US Naval Acad., Annapolis, MD, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, we discuss the development of an autonomous planning craft test platform. The motivation for the development of this test bed is discussed, along with technical details regarding the initial implementation. Particular emphasis is placed upon the integration of motors, actuators, and sensors for position, motion, and collision avoidance with a central microcontroller.
Keywords :
actuators; collision avoidance; control system synthesis; electric motors; marine systems; microcontrollers; remotely operated vehicles; sensors; actuators; autonomous planning watercraft test bed; collision avoidance; control system design; microcontroller; motors; position control; sensors; unmanned surface vehicle; Automatic control; Automatic testing; Computational fluid dynamics; Computational modeling; Costs; Error correction; Fluid dynamics; Marine vehicles; Planing; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
System Theory, 2004. Proceedings of the Thirty-Sixth Southeastern Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8281-1
DOI :
10.1109/SSST.2004.1295665
