The Nereus hybrid underwater robotic vehicle

Underwater Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 79-89

  Bowen, A D ^a   Yoerger, D R ^a   Taylor, C ^a   McCabe, R ^a   Howland, J ^a   Gomez Ibanez, D ^a   Kinsey, J C ^a   Heintz, M ^a   McDonald, G ^a   Peters, D ^a   Young, C ^b   Buescher, J ^b   Fletcher, B ^b   Whitcomb, L L ^c   Martin, S C ^c   Webster, S E ^c   Jakuba, Mv ^c  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b Naval Command   (United States)

^c Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomous intervention; Ceramic; Hybrid remotely operated vehicle (hrov); Hybrid rov auv; Led lighting; Marianas trench; Nereus

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS INTERVENTIONS; CERAMIC; HYBRID REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE (HROV); HYBRID ROV/AUV; LED LIGHTING; MARIANAS TRENCH; NEREUS;

ANIMALS; REMOTE CONTROL; VEHICLES;

REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEEP SEA; HYBRID; ICE CAP; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE; TRENCH;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 75749134396     PISSN: 17560543     EISSN: 17560551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3723/ut.28.079     Document Type: Article

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