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Electric thrusters for autonomous underwater vehicles

Electric thrusters for autonomous underwater vehicles
Electric thrusters for autonomous underwater vehicles
This paper presents a review of the work that is being carried out at the University of Southampton to develop electric thrusters for unmanned underwater vehicles. The work has concentrated mainly on electric thrusters for tethered work-class remotely operated vehicles, which work at fairly low vehicle speeds, as a replacement for existing hydraulic thrusters. It is also relevant to untethered autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), that are typically designed for longer-range inspection work at moderate, steady speeds. There is also ongoing research on a novel type of electric motor, capable of high output power and high efficiency at low speed, which is seen as potentially suitable for AUV thrusters.
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IEEE
Abu-Sharkh, S.
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Harris, M.
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Abu-Sharkh, S.
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Harris, M.
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Abu-Sharkh, S. and Harris, M. (1996) Electric thrusters for autonomous underwater vehicles. In Proceedings of IEE Colloquium on Autonomous Underwater Vehicles and their Systems: Recent Developments and Future Prospects. IEEE. pp. 1-6 .

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This paper presents a review of the work that is being carried out at the University of Southampton to develop electric thrusters for unmanned underwater vehicles. The work has concentrated mainly on electric thrusters for tethered work-class remotely operated vehicles, which work at fairly low vehicle speeds, as a replacement for existing hydraulic thrusters. It is also relevant to untethered autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), that are typically designed for longer-range inspection work at moderate, steady speeds. There is also ongoing research on a novel type of electric motor, capable of high output power and high efficiency at low speed, which is seen as potentially suitable for AUV thrusters.

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Published date: 1996
Venue - Dates: IEE Colloquium on Autonomous Underwater Vehicles and their Systems: Recent Developments and Future Prospects, London, UK, 1996-05-01 - 1996-05-01

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Local EPrints ID: 21257
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/21257
PURE UUID: 1ff9c85f-4fbb-4000-88ba-4fbe5f1c9134

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Date deposited: 16 Nov 2006
Last modified: 05 Mar 2024 17:37

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Author: S. Abu-Sharkh
Author: M. Harris

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