TY - GEN
T1 - Gliding performance of an underwater glider for ocean floor resources exploration
AU - Yamaguchi, Satoru
AU - Sumoto, Hirofumi
AU - Sakamoto, Ryota
AU - Nogami, Ryo
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supptedoby Grrant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (JSPS 263)23an86thde9C ollaboativerResearch Proramgof Research Institute for Aplied pMechncas, KiyushuUni versity.
Funding Information:
This work was supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (JSPS 26289336) and the Collaborative Research Program of Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University.
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2018 by the International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE)
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - A novel exploration method of ocean floor resources is expected for effective utilization of the ocean and the object area for the development expands to deeper sea area recently. An autonomous underwater glider which equips an OBEM (Ocean Bottom Electromagnetometer) for ocean floor resources explorations is proposed in this report. The autonomous vehicle has an ability to achieve a long term continuous resources exploration autonomously. The buoyancy and attitude control mechanism enable the vehicle to move to the next measurement point by gliding. The landing point for the measurement is precisely controlled by the motion control system. The gliding performance of the vehicle is investigated by tank and field experiments. The mathematical model of the vehicle motion is refined based on the study and numerical calculations are carried out to design the motion control system for the autonomous underwater glider for OBEM measurement.
AB - A novel exploration method of ocean floor resources is expected for effective utilization of the ocean and the object area for the development expands to deeper sea area recently. An autonomous underwater glider which equips an OBEM (Ocean Bottom Electromagnetometer) for ocean floor resources explorations is proposed in this report. The autonomous vehicle has an ability to achieve a long term continuous resources exploration autonomously. The buoyancy and attitude control mechanism enable the vehicle to move to the next measurement point by gliding. The landing point for the measurement is precisely controlled by the motion control system. The gliding performance of the vehicle is investigated by tank and field experiments. The mathematical model of the vehicle motion is refined based on the study and numerical calculations are carried out to design the motion control system for the autonomous underwater glider for OBEM measurement.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85053475725
SN - 9781880653876
T3 - Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference
SP - 405
EP - 409
BT - Proceedings of the 28th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2018
PB - International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers
T2 - 28th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2018
Y2 - 10 June 2018 through 15 June 2018
ER -