Design and construction of a second generation AUV
By: Michael R. Good
Contributors: Healey, Anthony J.
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from the National Technical Informamtion Service
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 140
Description: The design and construction of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) for use as a research and development testbed at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is presented. Design objectives, analysis and trade-offs are discussed with respect to a generic AUV and specifically detailed for the case of the NPS AUV II. System integration and flexibility is emphasized in the subject vehicle to support presently planned and future research employment. Hull, mobility, sensor, automatic control, and energy subsystemsl are described. Design and fabrication techniques for the NPS AUV II vehicle hull and equipments are documented.
Notes: Thesis advisor(s): Healey, Anthony J.

"December 1989."

DTIC Descriptor(s): Automatic, Control, Energy, Fabrication, Integrated Systems, Methodology, Test Beds, Vehicles

DTIC Identifier(s): AUV(Aunomous Underwater Vehicles), Autonomous vehicles, Marine hulls, Unmanned underwater vehicles, Self operations, Maneuverability/mobility, Control systems automation, Underwater propulsion/thrusters, Hydrodynamic control surfaces, Artificial intelligence, Theses.

Author(s) subject terms: Automous Underwater Vehicle, AUV, Unmanned Untethered Underwater Vehicle, UUV, Underwatr Vehicle Systems Design.

Thesis (M.S. in Mechanical Engineering) Naval Postgraduate School, Dec. 1989.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-115).

"Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited"--Cover.

Also available online.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

US Navy (USN) author.

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