Title

Towards the Development of the Multipurpose Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

Authors

Raymond Turrisi, University of Rhode Island
Jordan Beason, University of Rhode Island
Mingxi Zhou, University of Rhode Island

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Date of Original Version

10-5-2020

Abstract

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) have made great progress in recent years having use in a wide variety of applications. With this, there have been many new designs developed to meet these needs. However throughout their advancement, there remains a handful of features which greatly increase the versatility of these vehicles. In this paper we introduce the Multipurpose Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (MAUV), its intended applications, and its methods of actuation. The primary actuator is the Differential Tilting Thruster (DTT), where herein its design and characterization is described, this is then followed by how the DTT, the Variable Buoyancy System (VBS), and the moving mass work together to enable both horizontal cruising and vertical diving configurations.

Publication Title, e.g., Journal

2020 Global Oceans 2020: Singapore - U.S. Gulf Coast

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Turrisi, Raymond, Jordan Beason, and Mingxi Zhou. "Towards the Development of the Multipurpose Autonomous Underwater Vehicle." 2020 Global Oceans 2020: Singapore - U.S. Gulf Coast (2020). doi: 10.1109/IEEECONF38699.2020.9389312.