Title :
A Soft Unmanned Underwater Vehicle with augmented thrust capability
Author :
Giorgio-Serchi, Francesco ; Arienti, Andrea ; Laschi, Cecilia
Author_Institution :
Centre for Sea Technol. & Marine Robot., Scuola Superiore Sant´Anna, Livorno, Italy
Abstract :
The components which could make Soft Unmanned Underwater Vehicles a winning technology for a range of marine operations are addressed: these include vortex-enhanced thrust, added mass recovery and high degree of compliance of the vehicle. Based on these design criteria and recent advancement in soft-bodied, pulsed-jet thrusters, a new underwater vehicle is developed and tested.
Keywords :
autonomous underwater vehicles; design engineering; vehicle dynamics; augmented thrust capability; design; marine operations; mass recovery; pulsed-jet thrusters; soft unmanned underwater vehicle; soft-bodied thrusters; vortex-enhanced thrust; Cavity resonators; Propulsion; Prototypes; Robots; Underwater cables; Underwater vehicles; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Oceans - San Diego, 2013
