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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rust, I.C., Asada, Haruhiko
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Published: Izhevsk Institute of Computer Science 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/118917
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3155-6223