Autosub6000: its first deepwater trials and science missions
Autosub6000: its first deepwater trials and science missions
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.
autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), deep-diving, lithium polymer battery, underwater
robotics, navigation, ultra short baseline (USBL)
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McPhail, S.
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Furlong, M.
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Huvenne, V.
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Perrett, J.
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Pebody, M.
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2009
McPhail, S.
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Furlong, M.
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Huvenne, V.
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Perrett, J.
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Pebody, M.
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McPhail, S., Furlong, M., Huvenne, V., Perrett, J. and Pebody, M.
(2009)
Autosub6000: its first deepwater trials and science missions.
Underwater Technology, 28 (3), .
(doi:10.3723/ut.28.091).
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.
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Published date: 2009
Keywords:
autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), deep-diving, lithium polymer battery, underwater
robotics, navigation, ultra short baseline (USBL)
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Local EPrints ID: 66428
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/66428
ISSN: 1756-0543
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Date deposited: 12 Jun 2009
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J. Perrett
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M. Pebody
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