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Auton. underwater vehicles #2
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Sun, 6 Jul 1997 17:15:47 GMT
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Michael A. Tyborski <WEBWERX@avoidspamEXECPC.COM>
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Here are more web sites that provide useful underwater vehicle
information:
Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Society (UUVS) at U of Florida
This student group had the only functioning AUV during the 1996 AUVSI
Annual Symposium and Exhibition. Although their web site isn't detailed,
it shows the main hardware that they used.
http://www.me.ufl.edu/UUVS/
UUV Prototypes: Roby, Roby2, and Romeo
Tethered ROVs that use a master/slave system to communicate with the
control console. This page shows technical specifications and sensor
lists.
http://www.ian.ge.cnr.it/robotics/vehicle.htm
ROV.NET: ROV's and Underwater Technology
This site is devoted to tethered underwater vehicles. It has an ROV FAQ
and tells how to build an ROV. ROV.NET also runs a discussion group.
WARNING: Thanks to Javascript/Java animations, this site crashed our
Netscape 2.1 system when we printed some pages.
http://www.rov.net/main.html
Build Your Own ROV
http://www.rov.net/pages/Rokit_1.htm
DRIP (Dinky Robot in Pool)
This AUV operates as a photovore and follows light sources. It
has a PVC pipe body and cost under $1000 to build. Special thanks to
Randy Sargent (Newton Labs) for this tip.
http://www.kipr.org/robots/drip.html
Military Robotics (sample issue) (8 pages)
Where have all the AUV's gone? They were drafted. Learn how AUV's will
perform mine clearing and other special applications.
http://www.newsnet.com/libiss/de14.html
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Resources (7 pages)
Excellent list of annotated links by country.
http://www.acim.usl.edu/~maja/AUV/AUV-list.html
Successful AUV's, like divers, must control their bouyancy. Scuba
divers, for example, can go from floating in place (neutral bouyancy) to
sinking by just adding a pound to their weight belt. These web pages
show how bouyancy control applies Archamedies' and Boyle's Laws:
Learning to Dive Part 2: (6 pages)
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Bouyancy Control and Weighting
by Rick Williams
http://www.scubacentral.com/about/learn_to_dive2.html
How Subs Dive
Short discussion about ballast tanks.
http://www.omsi.edu/explore/sub/work.html
Finally, learn how nature's designs can lead to efficient motion for air
and water vehicles:
Hydro and Aerodynamics of Animal Swimming and Flight (5 pages)
by G. R. Spedding
Excellent material. It's especially useful for people that hope to build
unique flying robots.
http://ostrich.usc.edu/rsg/bfd/biofluid_index.html
RoboTuna
Learn about David Barrett's thesis project at MIT. This web page
includes a reading list and links to articles about the project.
http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena/org/t/towtank/www/tuna/
Principles of Aeronautics: Aerodynamics of Animals
Section: Marine Life (5 pages)
The other sections discuss flying dinosaurs, insects, birds, and bats.
http://muttley.ucdavis.edu/Book/Animals/instructor/marine-01.html
Photos of Sting Rays
Design inspiration for those of us that don't live near the ocean
http://www.belize.com/ray1.html
http://www.belize.com/ray2.html
Interested in building an autonomous jellyfish or squid? ANIMALS WITHOUT
BACKBONES provides a wonderful look at invertebrate anatomy. You'll
learn about flukes, clams, spiders, and other creatures. It's
easy-to-read and full of drawings and photos.
Animals Without Backbones (Third Edition)
by Ralph Buchsbaum, Mildred Buchsbaum, John Pearse, and Vicki Pearse
Published by the University of Chicago Press in 1987
ISBN 0-226-07873-6
You can order this book from Barnes and Noble or Amazon Books
(www.amazon.com).
Besides research and military applications, underwater robots can perform
fun tasks. The BEAM robotics group, for example, plans to hold Aquavore
competitions. These solar-powered robots must swim across a 55-gallon
fish tank with a six-inch high wall at midpoint. The robot "must either
swim under or crawl/jump/fly over" the wall to reach the finish line.
http://nis-www.lanl.gov/robot/events.html
You can also build a Loch Ness monster, shark prank, or underwater trash
tagger.
Cheers,
Michael A. Tyborski
WebWerx
Milwaukee, WI
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