Water-jet Propelled Autonomous Surface Vehicle UCAP: System Description and Control

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2016

Authors

Bruno Ferreira (Author) FEUP; Aníbal Castilho Coimbra de Matos (Author) FEUP; José Carlos Alves (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: OCEANS 2016 - Shanghai

OCEANS 2016 - Shanghai

10 April 2016 through 13 April 2016

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Authenticus ID: P-00K-NAA

DOI: 10.1109/oceansap.2016.7485364

Abstract (EN): A new small-sized autonomous surface vehicle actuated by a water-jet has been developed at INESC TEC for search and rescue of victims at sea. This paper describes the vehicle main components and presents the control and guidance laws governing the motion and enabling it to perform line-following and target tracking missions. Results from field trials are presented, demonstrating the capabilities and the performances of the vehicle along with its control layer.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 5