The primary research objective of the SAUVIM project is to develop an autonomous underwater vehicle capable of intervention missions. Unlike fly-by or survey type AUVs, SAUVIM possesses a manipulator work package. and an advanced control and sensory systems for navigation, stationkeeping and manipulation. The vehicle also possesses state-of-the-art technology for composite pressure vessel development and genetic algorithm based adaptive and intelligent path-planning methodology. The vehicle will be flexible to a diverse field of applications due to the modularity of the hardware architecture. An independent mission sensor package can be modified to specific scientific data-gathering or intervention tasks. The pioneering research and development in the intervention based underwater vehicle technology will address new potentials in the hazardous.
Development of a Semi-Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Intervention Missions
1999
136 pages
Report
No indication
English
Marine Engineering , Computers, Control & Information Theory , Navigation Systems , Underwater vehicles , Naval operations , Autonomous navigation , Robotics , Detectors , State of the art , Computer architecture , Modular construction , Self operation , Pressure vessels , Intervention , Field conditions , Stationkeeping , Sauvim(Semi-autonomous underwater vehicle capable of intervention missions)