An autonomous underwater vehicle that can be released at sea, find a harbor, perform a task, and return to a designated location is highly desirable. The military applications of such a system are obvious. Mine clearing and mine laying come to mind. Other applications could include oceanographic surveys, mineral exploration, fish population studies, and underwater equipment repair. In 1987, The Naval Surface Weapons Center (NSWC) posed the development of such a vehicle as a research problem, and asked the NOAA Office of Sea Grant to recommend several Sea Grant Institutions with expertise in AUVs to investigate. MIT Sea Grant was invited to submit a proposal and was one of three Sea Grant Programs awarded a one-year grant by NSWC. The study developed a vehicle concept and outlined a plan of research necessary for its development. The findings of the MIT research team are summarized here.


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    Title :

    Autonomous Underwater Systems for Survey Operations


    Contributors:
    N. Doelling (author) / E. T. Gowell (author) / G. Duckworth (author) / W. E. L. Grimes (author) / R. A. Brooka (author)

    Publication date :

    1989


    Size :

    89 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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