Title :
Development of an autonomous surface vehicle for monitoring underwater vehicles
Author :
Takeshi Nakatani;Tadahiro Hyakudome;Takao Sawa;Yoshiyuki Nakano;Yoshitaka Watanabe;Tatsuya Fukuda;Hiroshi Matsumoto;Ryotaro Suga;Hiroshi Yoshida
Author_Institution :
Marine Technology and Engineering Center (MARITEC), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), 2-15 Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka 237-0061 Japan
Abstract :
JAMSTEC has developed and operated several AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) as platform for scientific investigation and explorations of seabed mineral resources [1-4]. Conventionally, a support vessel monitors only one AUV during its whole dive for safety and positioning. We propose an operation of multiple AUVs using an ASV (Autonomous Surface Vehicle) to improve survey efficiency. For this purpose, JAMSTEC has been developing an ASV “MAINAMI” with a length of 6 meters since 2013. It has a diesel engine, two thrusters and a rudder. The vehicle is equipped with an acoustic communication device and a satellite one, in order to relay information between an AUV and operators on a ship or on land.
Keywords :
"Vehicles","Navigation","Yttrium","Uplink","Particle filters","Monitoring","Underwater vehicles"
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS´15 MTS/IEEE Washington
