Initial prototype design and development of hybrid modular underwater vehicles

2006 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 311-316

  Low, K H ^a   Prabu, S ^a   Pattathil, Anjan P ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; AUTOMATION; BIOMIMETICS; DISKS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); MOTORS; POLYMERS; PROPULSION; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; ROBOTICS; ROTATING DISKS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; SUBMERSIBLE MOTORS; SUBMERSIBLES; UNDERWATER BALLISTICS; UNDERWATER CONSTRUCTION; UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT; UNDERWATER STRUCTURES; VEHICLES; WATER CRAFT;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES (AUV)]; CAUDAL FINS; DIFFERENT MODES; INITIAL DESIGN; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; PECTORAL FINS; PROTOTYPE DESIGNS; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY (SMA) WIRES; SUN GEAR; UNDERWATER VEHICLES;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES;

EID: 34249304735     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ROBIO.2006.340172     Document Type: Conference Paper

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