An Autonomous Gliding Vehicle for the Distributed Observation of the Littoral Environment

Abstract

An AUV glider (AUVG), optimize for long range and endurance littoral operations, has been designed, constructed, and operated for an extended period in an adaptive sampling mode as a component of a larger littoral scientific program. The AUVG, called SLOCUM, is comparatively simple, easy to operate with a small team and inexpensive to reproduce. The principal operational specifications are: - Displacement 50 kg - Navigation reference GPS - Range 1800 km - Payload general purpose platform, - Endurance 60 days currently Seabird CTP - Speed, horizontal 0.35 m/s - Maximum operating depth. 200m - Communication: RF LAN and ARCOS - Batteries - alkaline Control design approach has been the transfer from the MIT AUV laboratory of both. their concept of control architecture, and of the use of the specific software used in the Odyssey AUV with appropriate modification for AUVGs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA380432

Entities

People

  • Douglas C. Webb

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Autonomy
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Buoyancy
  • Control Surfaces
  • Corporations
  • Displacement
  • Environment
  • Epoxy Composites
  • Line Of Sight
  • Military Research
  • Navigation
  • Navigation Reference
  • Observation
  • Oceans
  • Shallow Water
  • Surfaces
  • Vehicles
  • Water

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Space
  • Space - Satellites
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers