Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Autonomous Docking Research
Abstract
The 2016 Defense Science Board Task Force Report on Next Generation Unmanned Undersea Systems detailed the impact of technology limi"tations that are restricting the effectiveness of unmanned undersea systems. The major challenges identified were: communications, a""utonomy, energy storage, and deployment and situational recovery. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University maintains a number of surface" and underwater research platforms that address all of the listed areas except for the deployment and situational recovery of vehicl"es. To grow our research program, we wish to investigate the deployment and recovery challenge. Following the DSB~s recommendations"" for cascaded delivery and using commercially available equipment where possible, we propose purchasing an SRS Fusion underwater veh"icle. This purchase will allow our research team to investigate the deployment and situational recovery of a well instrumented commercial autonomous underwater vehicle from our existing autonomous surface vehicles.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Mar 26, 2018
- Source ID
- N000141812164
Entities
People
- Brian Butka
Organizations
- Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy