A Towed Instrument Vehicle for Deep Ocean Sampling
Abstract
A vehicle that can take instrumentation into the ocean while being towed by a surface craft has been built. The vehicle body is a flooded, 8-foot- long cylinder stabilized at the tail and depressed by a short wing. Most of the structural loads are borne by four full-length radius plates. These plates divide the cylindrical body lengthwise into four wet compartments that have quadrant cross sections. Each quadrant can hold instrument payloads as large as 5-1/2-in. in diameter. Each quadrant can be uncovered independently to service the payload. These features are improvements over previous designs for carrying an assortment of payloads. Construction cost was only $3200. Design criteria, details of the construction, and results of an initial tow test of the towed body are presented.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA156322
Entities
People
- Charles R. Rein
- Denis A. Wiesenburg
- Dennis M. Lavoie
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory