Design of an AUV recharging system

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Miller, Bryan D. (Bryan David)
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Design of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle recharging system
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Scienc.
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Chryssostomos Chryssostomidis.
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Abstract
The Odyssey AUV Series uses a Lithium-ion Polymer battery which is able to supply the necessary power for a limited mission time. The current method of recharge includes surfacing the AUV, opening the vehicle, removing the battery from the vehicle and recharging the battery. A different approach is proposed which uses an inductive coupler and power electronics to conduct a battery charge without opening the vehicle or removing the battery.
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Thesis (Nav. E.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Ocean Engineering; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2005.
 
Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-58).
 
Date issued
2005
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33561
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Ocean Engineering.; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Scienc.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords
Ocean Engineering., Electrical Engineering and Computer Scienc.
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