Design of an Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) for Swarming Application

M. H.A. Majid, M. R. Arshad

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Abstract

Autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) is a versatile marine vehicle developed to fulfill complexity requirement of wide range offshore activities. Currently, ASVs are primarily developed based on the conventional surface vessel design in term of body structure and maneuverability capability. One of the today's ASV research interests is swarming application. The conventional ASV design has a limitation where it possesses large turning radius which is less suited for swarming purpose especially for a small area application. In this paper, a new ASV prototype is developed to accommodate swarming requirement and motion stability. Firstly, design requirements and the corresponding design methodology to achieve the aforementioned objectives are discussed. The practical aspects of the design are briefly presented and some related results from experiments related to the platform testing are presented. At the end of this paper, some future potential applications of the proposed ASV design are briefly highlighted.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAutonomous Underwater Vehicles 2016, AUV 2016
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages230-235
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781509024421
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Dec 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event2016 Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, AUV 2016 - Tokyo, Japan
Duration: 6 Nov 20169 Nov 2016

Publication series

NameAutonomous Underwater Vehicles 2016, AUV 2016

Conference

Conference2016 Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, AUV 2016
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityTokyo
Period6/11/169/11/16

Keywords

  • Autonomous surface vehicle
  • New surface vehicle
  • Surface vehicle stability
  • Swarm robot
  • Swarming application

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