Development of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for
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Currently, research is underway at the Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech), to investigate the environmental impacts of oil development in the Prudhoe Bay region of the Beaufort Sea, along Alaska’s northern coast. Of particular interest are the impacts of construction of offshore gravel islands used for oil drilling and production. Construction of these islands may contribute to an increase in suspended sediment concentrations in the waters of Prudhoe Bay, which may have adverse affects on the health of local marine ecosystems. To aid in this research, a unique Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) has been developed by the Underwater Technologies Laboratory (UTL) at Florida Tech. The purpose of this AUV is to perform automated point-topoint data collection missions underneath the thick winter ice sheet. The overall design concept, modeling, and simulation for the AUV is discussed along with the design of the AUV's various subsystems including propulsion, navigation, environmental sensor payload, CPU, power, and software. Introduction:
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