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Auton. underwater vehicles
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Fri, 4 Jul 1997 10:42:39 GMT
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Michael A. Tyborski <WEBWERX@ihatespamEXECPC.COM>
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Most robot builders work on mobile and walker robots. A few developers,
however, have addressed another challenge: autonomous underwater
vehicles. This research requires new sensors and special concern to
mechanical details. With one major mistake, an expensive AUV could be
lost at sea. These web sites provide an introduction to AUV research
and show some of the problems that remain.
Down to the Sea in Robots (8 page article)
by J. Robert Fricke
Excellent introduction to AUV navigation, communication, sensors, and
potential research applications. It also discusses some of the problems
that developers still face.
http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena/org/t/techreview/www/articles/oct94/searobot.html
Autonomouse Underwater Vehicles Lab
Looks at the MIT Sea Grant AUV programs. These sections have hardware
information: Vehicles, Robo-lobster, and Hermes. As a miniature AUV,
Hermes provides a look at what amateur robotics groups could build. It
has two thrusters and a 32-bit microcomputer. The entire AUV is only 30
inches long.
http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena/org/seagrant/www/auv.htm
Cranfield AUV
Learn how an ex-Navy Deep Mobile Target can be turned into an AUV.
http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/sims/marine/sea/auv.htm
Autosub
Autosub News describes some of the tests AUV developers can expect to
perform. The articles lack technical details, however, and just seem to
be progress reports.
http://www.soc.soton.ac.uk/OTD/asub/cotdasub.html
Misc. AUV sites with some links
http://www.acim.usi.edu/ACIM/auv.html
http://wuv-www.tamu.edu/
http://bronte.umcs.maine.edu/auv-page.html
http://www.cs.nps.navy.mil/research/auv/auv.html
http://cimar.me.ufl.edu/~asme/contests/uuv.html
Overall, the AUV web sites have not been updated since late 1996. This
could signal a lack of progress or desire for competition security.
Has anyone thought about making an autonomous jellyfish or squid? You
could even build a mantaray using walker robot technology. These
designs would be more mobile--and less intimidating--than autonomous
torpedos.
Cheers,
Michael A. Tyborski
WebWerx
Milwaukee, WI
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