MEMS enablement and analysis of the miniature autonomous submersible explorer

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 165-178

  Bruhn, Fredrik C ^a   Carsey, Frank D ^b   Köhler, Johan ^a   Mowlem, Matt ^c   German, Christopher R ^c   Behar, Alberto E ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV); Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS); Microrobot; Optical fiber

Indexed keywords

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MULTICHIP MODULES; OPTICAL FIBERS; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; SUBMERSIBLES;

MICROROBOT; MINIATURE AUTONOMOUS SUBMERSIBLE EXPLORER; MULTIFUNCTIONAL MICROSYSTEMS;

OCEAN ENGINEERING;

EID: 21344439772     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2004.836420     Document Type: Article

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