Development of a Semi-Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Intervention Missions, Final Report

Author unknown. — University of Hawaii at Manoa Department of Mechanical Engineering 2540 Dole St., Holmes 302 Honolulu, Hawaii 96822,
June 30, 2002, 363 p.The primary research objective is to develop a Semi-Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Intervention Missions (SAUVIM). Unlike the fly-by autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV), SAUVIM will have a manipulator work package. It will require an advanced control system and a precise sensory system to maintain high accuracy in station keeping and navigation.