Unmanned underwater vehicles

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Seahorse class UUV (AUV)

Unmanned underwater vehicles or UUVs ( unmanned underwater vehicles ) are robots that work in water and are divided into these two groups:

but to which this group also belongs in a broader sense:

  • Underwater robots that have no drive of their own to move and are therefore not underwater vehicles.
ATLAS Seafox-1, a military ROV for the removal of sea ​​mines

The term " submarine " is not common for unmanned underwater vehicles as it stands for manned underwater vehicles.

The importance of UUVs is increasing, also in the civil sector. Intensive research is being carried out, particularly in the field of autonomous underwater vehicles.

Areas of application are, for example:

  • Inspection of underwater structures (dams, locks, pipelines, etc.)
  • Inspection of ship hulls (rust, damage, contraband etc.)
  • Surveying and studying the seabed
  • Support for divers in poor visibility and lengthy assignments
  • Use in places that are harmful to health
  • Mine search and clearance

See also

literature

  • Geoff Roberts, Robert Sutton: Advances in unmanned marine vehicles. , Inst. Of Electrical Engineers, Stevenage 2006, ISBN 0-86341-450-8

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ T. Glotzbach, A. Picini, A. Zangrilli, M. Eichhorn, P. Otto, M. Schneider: Evaluation of Different Control Strategies for Teams of Unmanned Marine Vehicles (UMVs) . Comparing the Requirements of Underwater Communication and Navigation in MATLAB Simulations. In: Conference Proceedings on 6th International Conference on Computer Applications and Information Technology in the Maritime Industries (COMPIT) . Cortona, Italy 2007, p. 331-344 . Paper download (40MB; PDF)
  2. ^ TU Ilmenau, System Analysis Department: Research Project DeepC - An Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
  3. ↑ TU Ilmenau, system analysis department: research project realization of the coordinated use of unmanned autonomous marine vehicles in associations within the framework of the EU project GREX
  4. ↑ ABYSS - AUV project for the deep sea ( project page ( memento of the original from March 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ifm-geomar.de
  5. ↑ US Navy increases presence significantly orf.at
  6. ↑ US deploys underwater drones to hunt for Iranian drones telegraph.co.uk, accessed July 13, 2012