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Title: Design of optimal control surfaces for underwater vehicles.
Creator: Jenkin, Alan Paul., Florida Atlantic University, Merry, Stephanie L.
Abstract/Description: This thesis presents a method for determining the optimal size and position of stabilizing fins and control surfaces for underwater vehicles. An interactive computer program predicts performance characteristics from calculated vehicle hydrodynamic coefficients. This program merges with a dynamic simulation that utilizes the characteristic coefficients of the design vehicle configuration. Example designs illustrate the procedure and general guidelines for the design of control surfaces....
Show moreThis thesis presents a method for determining the optimal size and position of stabilizing fins and control surfaces for underwater vehicles. An interactive computer program predicts performance characteristics from calculated vehicle hydrodynamic coefficients. This program merges with a dynamic simulation that utilizes the characteristic coefficients of the design vehicle configuration. Example designs illustrate the procedure and general guidelines for the design of control surfaces. Simulated steady state maneuvers illustrate the performance criteria and confirm the application of the design and simulation software package.
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Date Issued: 1989
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14533
Subject Headings: Submersibles--Design and construction
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Electronic control system for an electro-hydraulic winch.
Creator: Vulih, S., Clayton, David L., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1981
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3183667
Subject Headings: Electronic control, Submersibles--Design and construction
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Developing a high efficiency ring thruster for underwater vehicles.
Creator: Holt, John K., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1995
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3338516
Subject Headings: Underwater vehicles, Submersibles--Design and construction
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Low cost operation and system design for a submersible tender.
Creator: Atwell, J. T., Heil, O. F., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1974
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3338490
Subject Headings: Submersibles, Submersibles--Design and construction
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Design and construction of an aluminum A-frame for submersible launch and recovery.
Creator: Clark, A. M., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1986
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007490
Subject Headings: Submersibles, Submersibles--Design and construction
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Modern power distribution and conversion in undersea systems.
Creator: Tusting, Robert F., Taylor, Lawrence D.
Date Issued: 1991
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3351947
Subject Headings: Remote submersibles--Design and construction, Submersibles--Design and construction, Power systems, Electric current converters
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: One atmosphere submersible transfer system.
Creator: Cook, Roger W., Askew, T. M., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1980
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3338498
Subject Headings: Submersibles--Design and construction, Submersibles, High energy physics
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: CORD II - an ROV system for use in high current conditions.
Creator: Clayton, David L., Prentice, Jeffrey R., Tietze, R. C.
Date Issued: 1983
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3358782
Subject Headings: Remote submersibles, Remote submersibles--Design and construction, Underwater exploration
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Upgrading the electrical and electronic systems of the manned research submersibleCLELIA.
Creator: Tusting, Robert F., Adams, M., Kennedy, G., Caimi, F. M., Chiong, B., Spytek, J., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1994
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007309
Subject Headings: Submersibles, Submersibles--Technological innovations, Submersibles--Design and construction
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Underwater marketplace: ROV tooling.
Creator: Kocak, D. M., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1999
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007455
Subject Headings: Submersibles, Remote submersibles, Underwater vehicles, Submersibles--Design and construction
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: A stress analysis of the submersible tracking & communications mast attached to sea diver.
Creator: Bernard, Steven
Date Issued: 1977-03-17
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3358606
Subject Headings: Submersibles, Submersibles--Design and construction, Oceanographic submersibles
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: A system for dynamic stress analysis of a launch & recovery crane at sea with some preliminary results.
Creator: Stewart, Ken
Date Issued: 1981
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3358773
Subject Headings: Submersibles, Submersibles--Design and construction, Submersibles--Technological innovations
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Aluminum hydrocrane for submersible operations.
Creator: Dolan, Robert B.
Date Issued: 1976
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3358475
Subject Headings: Submersibles, Oceanographic submersibles, Submersibles--Design and construction
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: High efficiency, counter-rotating ring thruster for underwater vehicles.
Creator: Holt, John K., White, Dan G., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1994
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3183680
Subject Headings: Submersibles--Design and construction, Underwater vehicles, Propulsion systems
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Optical 2D Positional Estimation for a Biomimetic Station-Keeping Autonomous Underwater Vehicle.
Creator: Nunes, Christopher, Dhanak, Manhar R., Florida Atlantic University, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
Abstract/Description: Underwater vehicles often use acoustics or dead reckoning for global positioning, which is impractical for low cost, high proximity applications. An optical based positional feedback system for a wave tank operated biomimetic station-keeping vehicle was made using an extended Kalman filter and a model of a nearby light source. After physical light model verification, the filter estimated surge, sway, and heading with 6 irradiance sensors and a low cost inertial measurement unit (~$15)....
Show moreUnderwater vehicles often use acoustics or dead reckoning for global positioning, which is impractical for low cost, high proximity applications. An optical based positional feedback system for a wave tank operated biomimetic station-keeping vehicle was made using an extended Kalman filter and a model of a nearby light source. After physical light model verification, the filter estimated surge, sway, and heading with 6 irradiance sensors and a low cost inertial measurement unit (~$15). Physical testing with video feedback suggests an average error of ~2cm in surge and sway, and ~3deg in yaw, over a 1200 cm2 operational area. This is 2-3 times better, and more consistent, than adaptations of prior art tested alongside the extended Kalman filter feedback system. The physical performance of the biomimetic platform was also tested. It has a repeatable forward velocity response with a max of 0.3 m/s and fair stability in surface testing conditions.
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004528, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004528
Subject Headings: Biometric identification, Feedback control systems, Oceanographic submersibles -- Design and construction, Optical pattern recognition, Remote submersibles -- Design and construction
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Launch and recovery system for Johnson-Sea-Link I and II status and recommendations.
Creator: Kalajian, E. H., Clayton, David L.
Date Issued: 1979-09-04
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3358632
Subject Headings: Johnson-Sea-Link II (Submarine), Submersibles--Design and construction
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Dynamic operation of a thethered submersible vehicle: Sea guardian/cord system.
Creator: Tietze, R. C., Feild, Fay
Date Issued: 1976-09-24
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3358480
Subject Headings: Submersibles, Submersibles--United States--Safety measures, Submersibles--Design and construction
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Development of tools for underwater vehicles.
Creator: Kocak, D. M., Neely, J. W., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 2000
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007154
Subject Headings: Underwater vehicles, Submersibles--Design and construction, Submersibles--Automatic control, Tools, Remote submersibles
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: RAM (rotary actuated manipulator).
Creator: Moore, Ellen C.
Date Issued: 1981-02-20
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3358749
Subject Headings: Submersibles, Submersibles--Design and construction, Remote submersibles, Remote submersibles--Automatic control
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Redesign of Johnson-Sea-Link acrylic submersible for manned operation to 3000 ft (914.4 m) ocean depth.
Creator: Das, Partha S.
Date Issued: 2000-04
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3359266
Subject Headings: Johnson-Sea-Link II (Submarine), Submersibles, Submersibles--Design and construction
Format: Document (PDF)

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FAU Theses and Dissertations (6)	+ -

Submersibles--Design and construction (25)	+ -
Submersibles (18)	+ -
Johnson-Sea-Link II (Submarine) (7)	+ -
Remote submersibles (5)	+ -
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Submersibles--United States--Safety measures (4)	+ -
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Remote submersibles -- Design and construction (3)	+ -
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Ocean engineering. (2)	+ -
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Submersibles--Technological innovations (2)	+ -
Adaptive control systems. (1)	+ -
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Autonomous robots -- Design and construction (1)	+ -
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Marine sediments--Sampling (1)	+ -
Nonlinear control theory (1)	+ -
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Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (10)	+ -
Florida Atlantic University (6)	+ -
College of Engineering and Computer Science (5)	+ -
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering (5)	+ -
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