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Combined energy storage and three-axis attitude control of a gyroscopically actuated AUV

Combined energy storage and three-axis attitude control of a gyroscopically actuated AUV
Combined energy storage and three-axis attitude control of a gyroscopically actuated AUV

This research develops a system to combine energy storage and attitude control functions in control moment gyros (CMGs) for application onboard autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). This is proposed as part of a hybrid energy storage system to allow AUVs to perform their missions with no chemical battery at all. A geometric study of the interactions between the kinetic energy and angular momentum stored in a CMG pyramid is performed. This forms the basis of a control algorithm that allows the energy mechanically stored in the rotation of the CMG flywheels to power the electronics of the robot, whilst simultaneously controlling its three-axis attitude. The proposed system is implemented onboard the CMG actuated AUV 'IKURA' and underwater experiments are performed to demonstrate combined energy storage and three-axis attitude control.

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Thornton, Blair
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Ura, Tamaki
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Nose, Yoshiaki
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Thornton, Blair
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Ura, Tamaki
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Nose, Yoshiaki
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Thornton, Blair, Ura, Tamaki and Nose, Yoshiaki (2009) Combined energy storage and three-axis attitude control of a gyroscopically actuated AUV. In OCEANS 2008. pp. 1-9 . (doi:10.1109/OCEANS.2008.5151885).

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Abstract

This research develops a system to combine energy storage and attitude control functions in control moment gyros (CMGs) for application onboard autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). This is proposed as part of a hybrid energy storage system to allow AUVs to perform their missions with no chemical battery at all. A geometric study of the interactions between the kinetic energy and angular momentum stored in a CMG pyramid is performed. This forms the basis of a control algorithm that allows the energy mechanically stored in the rotation of the CMG flywheels to power the electronics of the robot, whilst simultaneously controlling its three-axis attitude. The proposed system is implemented onboard the CMG actuated AUV 'IKURA' and underwater experiments are performed to demonstrate combined energy storage and three-axis attitude control.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 15 September 2008
Published date: 30 June 2009
Venue - Dates: OCEANS 2008, , Quebec City, QC, Canada, 2008-09-15 - 2008-09-18

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Local EPrints ID: 434071
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/434071
PURE UUID: 05a07e2d-e2bc-4bec-8a99-7b8361e3b028

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Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:57

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Author: Blair Thornton
Author: Tamaki Ura
Author: Yoshiaki Nose

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