The modelling and control of remotely operated underwater vehicles

This thesis considers the design and evaluation of autopilots for Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicles (ROVs), unmanned submarines used in offshore oil, salvage and military applications. A very comprehensive hydrodynamic model of a ROV produced by the National Maritime Institute, Feltham, Middlese...

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Main Author: Goheen, Kevin R.
Published: University College London (University of London) 1986
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.262076