AUTOMATED BALLAST TANK CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES

Underwater autonomous vehicles are frequently used for deep-water ocean applications such as surveying and cable-laying, where accurate control of vehicle depth and attitude is needed. The water level in the on-board ballast tanks are typically manually set for neutral buoyancy before each mission,...

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Main Author: Woods, Shawn
Language:en
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14609