Propulsion systems for micro-autonomous underwater vehicles (μAUVs)

2010 IEEE Conference on Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics, RAM 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 435-440

  Watson, Simon A ^a   Green, Peter N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs); Buoyancy systems; Propulsion; Underwater sensor networks

Indexed keywords

4 DEGREES OF FREEDOM; AQUEOUS PROCESS; CONVENTIONAL PROPULSION; LOW-POWER CONSUMPTION; MECHANICAL DESIGN; PROPULSION SYSTEM; SENSOR PLATFORM; UNDERWATER SENSOR NETWORKS;

BUOYANCY; MECHATRONICS; PROPELLERS; PROPULSION; RADAR ABSORBING MATERIALS; ROBOTICS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SUBMERSIBLES; UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT; WATER CRAFT;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES;

EID: 77955666804     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/RAMECH.2010.551315     Document Type: Conference Paper

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