Development of a Long-Range Underwater Vehicle

Abstract

Our overall goal is to develop ways to increase the capabilities of Unmanned Underwater Gliders (UUGs). Specifically, by examining the basic design choices made in arriving at todays legacy gliders, we seek to develop a design with better performance and simpler maintenance and operation. The design metrics are vehicle range, which balances duration and speed, and sensor payload.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2015
Accession Number
AD1014371

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey T. Sherman
  • Russ E. Davis

Organizations

  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Autonomous Vehicles
  • Cells
  • Current Density
  • Detectors
  • Electrical Loads
  • Electrodes
  • Energy
  • High Energy
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Mass Transfer
  • Oceans
  • Test Facilities
  • Underwater Gliders
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • Vehicle Design
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aerial Delivery - Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy