On the reliability of the autosub autonomous underwater vehicle

Underwater Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 175-184

  Griffiths, G ^a   Millard, N W ^a   McPhail, S D ^a   Stevenson, P ^a   Challenor, P G ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FAULT TREE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY;

MALFUNCTIONAL VEHICLES;

REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE; DESIGN; MARINE EQUIPMENT; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE; DESIGN; MARINE TECHNOLOGY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0742270437     PISSN: 01410814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3723/175605403783101612     Document Type: Article

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