Study on deep tow system - Part 1 Model experiments and motion simulations

深海曳航体システムに関する研究

The importance of deep ocean surveying and monitoring is increasing because of the change of situation of energy, oceanic resources and CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) under the seabed. In recent years, AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles) have been operated for deep ocean scientific research. However, their long cruising is limited because of their battery performance. Although deep tow systems will solve this problem, the towing speed of current systems is not fast, and sizable motions are induced by the mother ship. The authors therefore propose a deep tow system which consists of a launcher and a towed vehicle to achieve high speed towing and good depth and motion control of the vehicle. Model experiments were carried out in a towing tank and simulated results were compared with the experimental ones. Interesting results of depth and motion control are shown in this paper.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.2534/jjasnaoe.24.223
• Record URL:
  http://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?title=Study%20on%20deep%20tow%20system&author=M.%20Nakamura&author=K.%20Nakamura&author=J.%20Noda&author=K.%20Matsuoka&author=T.%20Ishimaru&publication_year=2016
• Availability:
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• Authors:
  • Nakamura, Masahiko
  • Nakamura, Kotaro
  • Noda, Joshiro
  • Matsuoka, Koji
  • Ishimaru, Takahiro
• Publication Date: 2016

Language

• English
• Japanese

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 227-240
• Serial:
  • Journal of the Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers
  • ISSN: 1880-3717
  • EISSN: 1881-1760
  • Serial URL: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/jjasnaoe/-char/en
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Hydrodynamics; Ocean bottom; Oceans; Simulation; Surveying; Towboats; Towing devices; Underwater vehicles
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01630027
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
• Files: TRIS, JSTAGE
• Created Date: Mar 27 2017 9:29AM