...Toshifumi Fujiwara _ The navigation situation and its results from National Maritime Research Institute cruising autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) with formation control are presented in this paper. The AUV navigation is assumed by a control on leader-follower formation applicable to various...

... in the navigation coordinate, which is a customized coordinate based on the underwater vehicle, whereas the surface target trajectory is obtained in the geodetic coordinate. To evaluate the weapon and equipment performance, optimize the ballistic control algorithm, and determine the attack error, it is necessary...

...Christian Weißenfeld; Moustafa Abdel-Maksoud This paper focuses on the numerical analysis of the free running maneuvers of an underwater vehicle. The maneuver behavior is analyzed via maneuvering coefficients, which are gained by free running maneuvers based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD...

... sources. The project’s background is interest in the local supply of lithium for the growing numbers of electric vehicles. The desalination technologies investigated are reverse osmosis and electrodialysis. The collocation of the marine resources, possibly available and future technical solutions...

...Min Zhao; Qingqing Yuan; Tao Wang; Tong Ge; Weicheng Cui A heavier-than-water underwater vehicle (HUV) is unlike an unmanned underwater vehicle. The most notable characteristic is its ability to balance its weight with the hydrodynamic lift of water even though the weight is much greater than...

...Rui Wang; Yu Wang; Shuo Wang; Chong Tang; Min Tan This paper addresses the problem of three-dimensional (3-D) waypoint tracking for a biomimetic underwater vehicle (BUV) propelled by undulatory fins: RobCutt-II. Based on the specific mechanical design and control system configuration, the RobCutt...

...Seonhong Kim; Nakwan Kim Supercavitation reduces the resistance of an underwater vehicle by enveloping it in a bubble. When the velocity of the vehicle is low and the depth is significant, natural supercavitation is inhibited. Consequently, an artificial cavity to which gas is supplied, called...

...Howan Kim; Zhi Quan Leong; Dev Ranmuthugala; Alexander Forrest This paper presents computational and experimental studies of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) undergoing prescribed lateral and angular acceleration manoeuvres (pure sway and pure yaw). The Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD...

...Arom Hwang; Woojae Seong; Pan-mook Lee This paper proposes a simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) scheme applicable to the autonomous navigation of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV). A SLAM scheme is an alternative navigation method for measuring the environment through which the vehicle...

..., and nuclear power. Meanwhile, ener gy efficiency is being enhanced through advancements in plug-in hybrid vehicles and fuel cell power generation. Finally, both CCS (carbon capture and storage) and technology for converting CO2 into plastics or hydrocarbons are seen as highly promising ways to reduce carbon...

...Serdar Soylu; Bradley J. Buckham; Ron P. Podhorodeski The current work focuses on the development of a comprehensive scheme for the coordinated control of remotely operated vehicle-manipulator (ROVM) systems, and it proposes a novel mode for their operation. The proposed scheme consists of 2 main...

...Son-Cheol Yu This paper addresses an automation method of underwater tasks using AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles).An AUV has a small agent vehicle to connect to an underwater docking station which is connected with operators. If the agent docks, the operator can fully monitor and control...

... propose a virtual mooring system using an underwater vehicle, and we have developed a vehicle which will glide back and forth between the sea surface and the seabed collecting ocean data. This paper presents the developed vehicle and its field experiment. INTRODUCTION In recent years, predictions...

... deserts and rising water levels. Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) were considered and chosen as the most suitable tool for conducting surveys concerning these global environmental problems. JAMSTEC has started building a long-range cruising AUV. The plan for its development is in several steps...

...Tae Hee Lee; Jae Jun Jung; Sup Hong; Hyung Woo Ki; Jong-Su Choi To predict the efficiently dynamic responses of a tracked vehicle traveling on soft soil, a metamodel is employed, because computer simulation of a tracked vehicle is quite time-consuming and the responses are highly nonlinear. A rigid...

... maneuverability of an underwater vehicle. This paper discusses the guidance and control of an underwater vehicle equipped with 2 pairs of oscillating fins in water currents. The rear pair of oscillating fins mounted in the horizontal plane of the original underwater vehicle were reconfigured in the vertical plane...

... designed to optimize the hovering and low-speed maneuvering performance of an undersea vehicle. This paper deals with the guidance and control of an underwater vehicle equipped with 2 pairs of oscillating fins in waves and in water currents. The robot was guided first from a far point to a near point...

...Chong-Moo Lee; Pan-Mook Lee; Seok-Won Hong; Sea-Moon Kim; Woojae Seong This paper presents a hybrid underwater navigation system for unmanned underwater vehicles. The navigation system consists of an inertial measurement unit (IMU) and a Doppler velocity log (DVL) along with the magnetic compass...

... in the fields of teleoperation and roboticsusing the VORTEX experimental robot to test mechanical parts and software. 1 12 1996 1 12 1996 1996. The International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers Upstream Oil & Gas water depth vehicle Artificial Intelligence scientist...

... success of scientific observations from submersibles depends on survey operations (multibeams, sonars, etc.). It is certain that the prospects are associated with the transfer of emphases on new, at-present unknown areas: subduction zones and intraplate active zones. INTRODUCTION Manned undersea vehicles...