ROAZ Autonomous Surface Vehicle Design and Implementation

The design of an Autonomous Surface Vehicle for operation in river and estuarine scenarios is presented. Multiple operations with autonomous underwater vehicles and support to AUV missions are one of the main design goals in the ROAZ system. The mechanical design issues are discussed. Hardware, soft...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ferreira, Hugo (author)
Other Authors: Martins, A. (author), Dias, A. (author), Almeida, C. (author), Almeida, J. M. (author), Silva, E. P. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Autonomous surface vehicles
Autonomous mobile robots
Remote sensing robots
Underwater robotics
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/6976
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:recipp.ipp.pt:10400.22/6976
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Summary:The design of an Autonomous Surface Vehicle for operation in river and estuarine scenarios is presented. Multiple operations with autonomous underwater vehicles and support to AUV missions are one of the main design goals in the ROAZ system. The mechanical design issues are discussed. Hardware, software and implementation status are described along with the control and navigation system architecture. Some preliminary test results concerning a custom developed thruster are presented along with hydrodynamic drag calculations by the use of computer fluid dynamic methods.

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