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.


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    Title :

    Development of a Semi-Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Intervention Missions


    Contributors:
    J. Yuh (author) / S. Choi (author) / C. Ikehara (author) / G. McMurtry (author) / M. Ghasemi-Nejhad (author)

    Publication date :

    1999


    Size :

    136 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English