Autosub6000: its first deepwater trials and science missions
McPhail, S., Furlong, M., Huvenne, V., Perrett, J. and Pebody, M. (2009) Autosub6000: its first deepwater trials and science missions. Underwater Technology, 28, (3), 91-98. (doi:10.3723/ut.28.091)
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Description/Abstract
In September 2007 on RRS Discovery, the
Autosub6000 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV)
completed its first deepwater engineering trials and,
fitted with a multibeam bathymetric mapping sonar,
carried out its first science missions less than a year
later as part of a geology and geophysics science
cruise onboard the RRS James Cook. This paper
describes how the issues of energy storage, navigation
and buoyancy control were tackled that specifically
affect a deep-diving AUV, capable of operating with
true autonomy independently of the mother ship.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1756-0543 (print) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), deep-diving, lithium polymer battery, underwater robotics, navigation, ultra short baseline (USBL) |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GC Oceanography T Technology > TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > National Oceanography Centre (NERC) |
| ePrint ID: | 66428 |
| Deposited On: | 12 Jun 2009 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2012 14:36 |
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