Preliminary Design and Testing of a Resetting Combination Anchor, Antenna, and Tether Mechanism for a Spherical Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

This article details the preliminary design and testing of a Resetting Anchor/Antenna Tether Mechanism (RAATM) for an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The proposed mechanism is intended to enable an AUV to secure itself to the seabed, ascend, descend, transmit and receive signals via the tether,...

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Main Authors: Ross Eldred, Douglas L. Van Bossuyt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/10/5072