Development of Underwater Observation System Using Autonomous Towed Vehicle

Accession number;06A1016276
Title;Development of Underwater Observation System Using Autonomous Towed Vehicle
Author; SHIRAISHI TETSUYA (Port and Airport Res. Inst., JPN) CHOI JIN-KYU (Port and Airport Res. Inst., JPN) TANAKA TOSHINARI (Port and Airport Res. Inst., JPN)
Journal Title;Kaiyo Kogaku Shinpojiumu (CD-ROM)
Journal Code:S0108B
ISSN:
VOL.19th;NO.;PAGE.ROMBUNNO.49(2006)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.12, TBL.4, REF.3
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;This paper discusses an autonomous towed vehicle for underwater inspection in a port area, in which a sea current is so fast and complex. The autonomous towed vehicle has three different navigation modes; towed mode, autonomous mode and kite mode, to assure safe and reliable inspection in such a port area. This paper discusses the results of a real sea trial using this prototype model to verify the effectiveness about our proposed system. The performance of autonomous towed vehicle and the validity of the proposed system were proven in the real sea trial. (author abst.)