The eyeball ROV: Design and control of a spherical underwater vehicle steered by an internal eccentric mass

A Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) is developed for use in the inspection of underwater structures in hazardous environments. The vehicle presented can change orientation like an eyeball using a novel gimbal mechanism for moving an internal eccentric mass. Combined with a pair of thrusters, the Eyeba...

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Main Authors: Rust, I.C (Author), Asada, Haruhiko (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Izhevsk Institute of Computer Science, 2018-11-06T16:02:40Z.
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