Development of an auxiliary propulsion module for an autonomous underwater glider

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment

Volumn 224, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 255-266

  Claus, B ^a   Bachmayer, R ^a   Williams, C D ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

autonomous underwater glider; auxiliary propulsion module; hydrodynamic model; self propulsion tests

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER GLIDERS; AUXILIARY PROPULSION MODULE; DEPTH PROFILE; DRAG MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC GLIDERS; FLUME TANK; FULL SCALE; HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL; LOW POWER; SELF-PROPULSION; STAND -ALONE; SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE; TOW TANKS; UNDERWATER GLIDERS; PROPULSION MODULES; SELF PROPULSION TEST;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES; FLIGHT ENVELOPES; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; PROPULSION; TANKS (CONTAINERS); ANGLE OF ATTACK;

GLIDERS; PROPULSION;

EID: 78149231620     PISSN: 14750902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/14750902JEME204     Document Type: Article

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