EAVE III-untethered AUV submersible

Author

Jalbert, J. ; Shevenell, M. ; Chappel, S. ; Welsh, R. ; Blidberg, R.

Author_Institution

Marine Syst. Eng. Lab., New Hampshire Univ., Durham, NH, USA

fYear

1988

fDate

31 Oct-2 Nov 1988

Firstpage

1259

Abstract

The Marine Systems Engineering Laboratory of the University of New Hampshire designed and constructed two untethered AUV (autonomous underwater vehicle) submersibles (referred to as EAVE III) in 1987. These vehicles were designed as testbeds for the investigation and demonstration of several concepts including multivehicle cooperation, intervehicle communication, and automated decision making. These vehicles are designed such that additional sensors and software can be included to augment the system and make it an adaptable autonomous testbed. The authors describe the basic system hardware and software architecture as well as the existing sensor subsystems. They describe results of underwater tests conducted in the fall of 1987 with respect to preliminary sensor and vehicle performance. They also describe plans for future developments and important concept tests of these vehicles

Keywords

automatic guided vehicles; computerised control; marine systems; EAVE III; adaptable autonomous testbed; automated decision making; autonomous underwater vehicle; intervehicle communication; multivehicle cooperation; sensor subsystems; software architecture; untethered AUV submersible; vehicle performance; Automatic testing; Automotive engineering; Decision making; Design engineering; Laboratories; Remotely operated vehicles; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; Systems engineering and theory; Underwater vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '88. A Partnership of Marine Interests. Proceedings

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1988.23696

Filename

23696