VORTEX: Versatile and open subsea robot for technical experiment: Prototyping software architecture for the next AUV and ROV generation

Conference · Sat Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:398072

Rigaud, V ^[1]; Le Rest, E; Marce, L ^[2]; Coste Maniere, E; Simon, D ^[3]; Peuch, A; Perrier, M ^[1]

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1. IFREMER, Toulon (France)
2. UBO Limi Lab., Brest (France)
3. INRIA Icare Project, Nice (France)

This paper describes a new experimental vehicle named V.O.R.T.E.X. (Versatile and Open subsea Robot for Technical EXperiment) built by the Subsea Robotics Laboratory at the French institute for Sea exploitation (Ifremer). The aim of this project is to work out the metamorphosis of a classical ROV architecture into an AUV architecture in particular for the control and programming architecture design. This vehicle is also designed to emulate the new IFREMER ROV6000 and the future Abyssal Survey Vehicle AUV, from a functional point of view.

• OSTI ID: 398072
• Report Number(s): CONF-940409-; ISBN 1-880653-10-9; TRN: 96:029946
• Resource Relation: Conference: 4. international conference on offshore and polar engineering, Osaka (Japan), 10-15 Apr 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of The proceedings of the fourth (1994) international offshore and polar engineering conference. Volume 2; Chung, J.S. [ed.] [Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)]; Karal, K. [ed.] [Norwegian Contractors, Stabekk (Norway)]; Koteryama, Wataru [ed.] [Kyushu Univ., Kasuga (Japan)]; PB: 640 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES
ROBOTS
UNDERWATER OPERATIONS
COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS
DESIGN
SUBMARINES
MARINE SURVEYS
OPERATION