DocumentCode
3532069
Title
Design elements of a prototype self-mooring AUV
Author
Briggs, Robert ; McCarter, Brian ; Neu, Wayne L. ; Stilwell, Daniel J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Aerosp. & Ocean Eng., Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA
fYear
2010
fDate
20-23 Sept. 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
8
Abstract
The Virginia Tech Self-Mooring Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) is capable of mooring itself on the seafloor for extended periods of time. The AUV is intended to travel to a desired mooring location, moor itself on the seafloor, and then release the mooring and return to a desired egress location. In addition, the AUV is designed to be inexpensive. The self-mooring concept was successfully tested on a small-scale platform known as the Virginia Tech 475 AUV. This report covers the major design elements of the self-mooring AUV, experiments that were conducted to refine the engineering analysis, and the results of successful field trials with this small-scale prototype.
Keywords
prototypes; remotely operated vehicles; underwater vehicles; Virginia Tech 475 AUV; Virginia technology; engineering analysis; self mooring autonomous underwater vehicle; small scale prototype; Drag; Global Positioning System; Leg; Nose; Prototypes; Valves; Vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OCEANS 2010
Conference_Location
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-4332-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS.2010.5664296
Filename
5664296
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