• DocumentCode
    3574206
  • Title

    Design elements of a small AUV for bathymetric surveys

  • Author

    McCarter, Brian ; Portner, Stephen ; Neu, Wayne L. ; Stilwell, Daniel J. ; Malley, Dexter ; Mims, Jason

  • Author_Institution
    Bradley Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    We describe the principal design elements of the Virginia Tech 690 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The 690 AUV is designed for bathymetric surveys up to 500 m deep. It displaces less than 45 kg (100 lbs) and can operate for up to 24 hours at 4 knots.
  • Keywords
    autonomous underwater vehicles; AUV; Virginia Tech 690 autonomous underwater vehicle; bathymetric surveys; Brushless DC motors; Modems; Propellers; Sonar navigation; Vehicles; autonomous underwater vehicle;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV), 2014 IEEE/OES
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-4345-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/AUV.2014.7054428
  • Filename
    7054428
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3574206