Title
Conceptual Design of an AUV Equipped with a Three Degrees of Freedom Vectored Thruster
Abstract
The early stages of design and simulation of a new concept, autonomous underwater vehicle equipped with vectored thrusters is investigated. The opportunity to increase the research effort in innovative solutions for AUV propulsion and guidance systems is related to the state-of-the-art analysis. The dynamics of submersibles is briefly recalled, to justify the choice to equip the vehicle with a three degrees of freedom mechanism capable to orient both the propeller and the stabilising tail-fins. The vehicle presented has to be considered as a “concept submersible”, that needs further improvements and tuning to become a completely running test-bench for navigation system assessment. A tailored simulation package and results are also described, in order to perform a wide ranging numerical test campaign to foresee life cycle behaviour.
Year
DOI
Venue
2004
10.1023/B:JINT.0000026081.75417.50
Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems
Keywords
Field
DocType
autonomous underwater vehicles,3 dof vectored thruster,integrated path-and-attitude follower
Numerical tests,Conceptual design,Propulsion,Propeller,Control theory,Navigation system,Control engineering,Ranging,Guidance system,Engineering,Underwater vehicle
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
39
4
1573-0409
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
4
0.68
2
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Emanuele Cavallo140.68
Rinaldo C. Michelini274.43
Vladimir F. Filaretov341.36