Maximizing AUV slow speed performance

A review of the Odyssey IIb autonomous underwater vehicle shows that energy costs associated with vehicle controls can be reduced and operational flexibility improved with relatively simple, low cost improvements. Because the operating speed that minimizes forward drag is not necessarily the same as...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: LeBas, Phillip J
Other Authors: NA
Language:English
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/26055