Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, has developed torpedo-like vehicle for use in oceanographic and acoustic research; vehicle is 10 ft long, 20 in. in diam, and displaces 1000 lb; hull is 7079-T6 aluminum with "yield" depth of 14,000 ft; it is electrically propelled at speed of 6 knots and has endurance of up to 5 hr; internal guidance system uses gyro for course control, and pressure and pitch angle sensors are utilized for depth control; essential part of operating system is acoustic tracking and command system.
Unmanned research vehicle for use down to mid-ocean depths
Mar Technology Soc -- Trans Joint Conference Exhibit
Joint Conference and Exhibit Transactions of Marine Technology Society ; 1965
1965
16 pages
Conference paper
English
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