NDLI: NUROV: The Network-controlled Underwater Remote Observation Vehicle

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Jones, W.H. Rognstad, M.R.
Copyright Year	2007
Description	Author affiliation: Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu (Jones, W.H.)
Abstract	NVKOV is a small, observation class, remotely operated underwater vehicle developed at the Hawaii Mapping Research Group (HMRG) of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Utilizing a 100BASE-T IP network, NUROV is controlled via a web browser virtual control panel with streaming video from its onboard camera. The vehicle has two horizontal thrusters, a vertical thruster, and a motorized tilt for the onboard color video camera. Illumination is provided by Light Emitting Diode (LED) arrays that are mounted on either side of the camera; these arrays tilt with the camera to always illuminate the camera's field of view. The thruster motors, tilt motor, and junction box are oil filled for pressure tolerance. The prototype housings are designed for shallow water up to 50 meters, but future housings for depths to 6000 meters are planned. While connected to a node in an ocean observatory, NUROV can be used to monitor and investigate the area adjacent to the node. In addition to usage while connected to ocean observatory nodes, NUROV may also be deployed from a ship, lowered to the sea floor by a fiber-optic electromechanical cable. With the addition of a network switch, multiple vehicles could be deployed simultaneously on a single cable. Connecting the NUROV network to the Internet would allow users located around the world to operate the vehicle and to view the streaming video; this would be particularly useful for international collaboration and educational outreach.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	5
File Size	3474984
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9780933957350
DOI	10.1109/OCEANS.2007.4449422
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2007-09-29
Publisher Place	Canada
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	MTS
Subject Keyword	Underwater vehicles Cameras IP networks Streaming media Light emitting diodes Field emitter arrays Optical arrays Oceans Observatories Oil filled cables
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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