A Descriptive Summary of the RUM-ORB Sea Floor Work System.

Abstract

RUM is an unmanned track laying, bottom crawling sea floor work vehicle. It is connected to the surface support ship by a single coaxial cable, through which all vehicle power, control and instrumentation telemetry and television video is transmitted. The cable also serves as the strain member for lowering RUM to the sea floor. RUM is mobile yet firmly coupled to the bottom for stability in the performance of work tasks.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 17, 1970
Accession Number
ADA086461

Entities

People

  • Daniel K. Gibson

Organizations

  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Navigation
  • Cables
  • California
  • Coaxial Cables
  • Control
  • Dc Motors
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Generators
  • Hydraulic Cylinders
  • Instrumentation
  • Manipulators
  • Motor Generators
  • Navigation
  • Seabed
  • Transmission Lines
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy