Automated ballast tank control system for autonomous underwater vehicles

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 727-739

  Woods, Shawn A ^a   Bauer, Robert J ^a   Seto, Mae L ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptive control; Autonomous; Variable ballast system

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CONTROL; AUTONOMOUS; CENTER OF GRAVITY; CONTROL APPROACH; CONTROL VEHICLES; CONTROLLER CHANGES; DEEPWATER; DEFLECTION CONTROL; LEVEL CHANGE; MINIMAL ERRORS; NEUTRAL BUOYANCY; NONLINEAR HYDRODYNAMIC FORCES; OCEAN WATER; PITCH ANGLE; TANK CONTENT; TANK CONTROL SYSTEM; UNDERWATER VEHICLES; VARIABLE BALLAST SYSTEM; VEHICLE TRAJECTORIES;

AUTOMOBILE SIMULATORS; BALLAST TANKS; CONTROL SURFACES; CONTROL SYSTEMS; CONTROLLERS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FORCED CONVECTION; GRAVITATION; VEHICLES; WATER LEVELS; WATER TANKS;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES;

EID: 84867884449     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2012.2205313     Document Type: Article

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