Proceedings of the 2000 International Symposium on Underwater Technology

Tokyo, JapanMay 23-26, 2000

Table of Contents

Nontechnical content
Front cover and table of contents
Foreword
Keynote address I
Chair(s): J.R. Vadus
The Texas A&M university autonomous underwater vehicle controller,  Eric Nelson, Stephen McClaran, Glen Williams, and Make McDermott,  pp. 3-8
Keynote address II
Chair(s): J. Carroll
Midway I: The survey of a historical battle site,  Jeffery Palshook, Spencer King, and Carey Ingram,  pp. 11-15
Keynote address III
Chair(s): H. Maeda
Search and recovery of the H-II rocket flight no.8 engine,  Hiroyasu Momma, Masayuki Watanabe, Kyohiko Mitsuzawa, Kunioki Danno, Masahiko Ida, Makoto Arita, and Isao Ujino,  pp. 19-23
Underwater observation I
Chair(s): A. Duncan; K. Watanabe
Seafloor mapping and information system in underwater archaeology exploration--The discovery of an ancient shipwreck in Penghu, Taiwan,  Sheng- Chung Lo, Chieh-Cheng James Yen, Kuang- Nan Huang, and Lien- Kwei Chen,  pp. 27-32
Using GIS to aid in the search for underwater wrecks,  Bruce Rumish, Carey Ingram, Randy White, and Devorah Joseph,  pp. 33-36
Using the NAVOCEANO wide swath sidescan sonar seamap-c to locate and differentiate man-made objects from natural features on the seafloor,  Devorah Joseph, Randy White, Thomas Bethge, Jeffrey Palshook, Carey Ingram, and Bruce Rumish,  pp. 37-40
A compact, in-situ, spectrophotometric sensor for aqueous environments: Design and applications.,  Eric Kaltenbacher, Eric T. Steimle, and Roberty H. Byrne,  pp. 41-45
Underwater acoustics I
Chair(s): H. B. Ali; M. Shishido
The 'Thinarray'; a lightweight, ultra-thin (8 mm OD) towed array for use from small vessels of opportunity.,  John R. Potter, Eric Delory, Socol Constantin, and Sorin Badiu,  pp. 49-53
Anti-reverberation target detection and identification in synthetic aperture sonar,  Cong Weihua, Huo Guozheng, and Zheng Yiming,  pp. 54-57
Anti-reverberation target detection and identification in synthetic aperture sonar,  Cong Weihua, Huo Guozheng, and Zheng Yiming,  pp. 58-61
Robust synthetic aperture processing in oceanic fluctuations,  Jun Hwan Kim, Ki Man Kim, Won Tcheon Oh, and Kyoung Cheol Doh,  pp. 62-66
Generating interface wave using electromagnetic induction source,  Kazuhiko Ohta, Keiichi Ohkawa, Kenichi Asano, Susumu Hibi, and Hiroshi Takahashi,  pp. 67-70
Underwater vehicles & robotics I
Chair(s): S. Tsukioka; J. Yuh
C-SCOUT: A general-purpose AUV for systems research,  Timothy L. Curtis, Douglas Perrault, Christopher Williams, and Neil Bose,  pp. 73-77
New AUV designed for lake environment monitoring,  Michio Kumagai, Tamaki Ura, Yoji Kuroda, and Ross Walker,  pp. 78-83
Development of biology-inspired autonomous underwater vehicle "BASS III" with high maneuverability,  Naomi Kato, Bugi Wiku Wicaksono, and Yoshihiro Suzuki,  pp. 84-89
Modernized TSL-underwater robot for tunnel and shallow-water inspection,  M. D. Ageev, A. A. Boreyko, V. E. Gornak, Yu. V. Matvienko, A. Ph. Scherbatyuk, Yu. V. Vaulin, and V. V. Zolotarev,  pp. 90-95
Signal & information processing I
Chair(s): E. Sang; T. Takeuchi
Wavelet transform and its application to autonomous underwater vehicle control system fault detection,  Xu Demin and Gao Lei,  pp. 99-104
Distribution and interaction of elastic and electromagnetic waves in sea water,  M. V. Mironenko, A. V. Alekseev, V. I. Korochentsev, V. V. Korochentsev, and P. P. Unru,  pp. 105-109
Forecast of underwater earthquakes with a great degree of probability,  G. P. Turmov, V. I. Korochentsev, E. V. Gorodetskaya, A. M. Mironenko, D. V. Kislitsin, and O. A. Starodubtsev,  pp. 110-115
A fast algorithm for high-accuracy frequency measurement application to ultrasonic doppler sonar,  Hironori Susaki,  pp. 116-121
Underwater imaging system using acoustic holography,  Kazuhiro Shirai, Takeyuki Fujimoto, and Takahisa Harada,  pp. 122-126
Underwater vehicles & robotics II
Chair(s): K. Asakawa; F.C. Chiu
Explorer - A modular AUV for commercial site survey,  James Ferguson and Allan Pope,  pp. 129-132
Inspection of submarine cable of over 400km by AUV "aqua explorer 2",  Teruyuki Asai, Junichi Kojima, Kenichi Asakawa, and Tomotsune Iso,  pp. 133-135
Solar and wave powered AUV concept,  Mikhail D. Ageev,  pp. 136-139
Establishment of underwater technology research center at the institute of industrial science of the University of Tokyo and its activities on AUV development,  Tamaki Ura,  pp. 140-145
Underwater positioning I
Chair(s): H. Fujimoto; U. R. Zimmer
Gravitational field maps and navigational errors,  Garner C. Bishop,  pp. 149-154
Highly compact fiber optic gyrocompass for applications at depths up to 3,000 meters,  T. Gaiffe, Y. Cottreau, N. Faussot, G. Hardy, P. Simonpietri, and H. Arditty,  pp. 155-160
The study of the float buoy ranging system for the underwater vehicle,  Shigemitu Kurano, Terumi Ishiwata, and Noriyoshi Konishi,  pp. 161-166
A stereoscopic ranging system using standard PC technology,  Nick Nelissen, Rolf Koch, and Alec Duncan,  pp. 167-169
Navigation of underwater autonomous vehicles,  V. I. Korochentsev, A. N. Rozenbaum, A. I. Deshner, B. V. Okhota, and V. A. Kartashov,  pp. 170-174
Underwater vehicles & robotics III
Chair(s): K. Ishii; P.-M. Lee
Analytical formulation of AUV unpowered diving steady motion,  Liu Zhengyuan, Xu Qinan, Liu Tao, and Chen JianPing,  pp. 177-180
Application of the sliding mode fuzzy controller to the guidance and control of an autonomous underwater vehicle,  F. C. Chiu, J. Guo, C. C. Huang, and W. C. Tsai,  pp. 181-186
Autonomous target tracking by AUVs using dynamic vision,  Yang Fan and Arjuna Balasuriya,  pp. 187-192
Nonlinear H_{\infinity} optimal PID control of autonomous underwater vehicles,  Jonghoon Park, Wankyun Chung, and Junku Yuh,  pp. 193-198
Underwater observation II
Chair(s): C. de Moustier; Y. Momma
Underwater structure inspection with laser light stripes,  Chau-Chang Wang, Shiahn-Wern Shyue, and Shi-Her Cheng,  pp. 201-205
Advances in fusion of high resolution underwater optical and acoustic data,  Hanumant Singh, Chris Roman, Louis Whitcomb, and Dana Yoerger,  pp. 206-211
Sea bottom gamma ray measurement by naI(TI) scintillation spectrometers installed on manned submersibles, ROV and sea bottom long term observatory,  Mutsuo Hattori, Masaharu Okano, and Orihiko Togawa,  pp. 212-217
A perforated-ball velocity meter for underwater kinematics measurement in waves and current,  V. Mathew, V. G. Idichandy, and S. K. Bhattacharyya,  pp. 218-223
A method to measure ship's underwater electric field from deck,  Megumi Hirota,  pp. 224-228
Underwater vehicles & robotics IV
Chair(s): N. Dukov; N. Kato
Results of the 1999 naval oceanographic office AUV technology demonstration (AUV fest'99),  Kevin R. Schexnayder, W. Cecil Pettway, and Ken M. Sharp,  pp. 231-235
Compact underwater vehicle with acoustic link for communication and positioning,  Jamal Tariq Mian, Takakazu Ishimatsu, and Yutaka Nagashima,  pp. 237-241
Autonomous underwater vehicle AQUA EXPLORER 2 for inspection of underwater cables,  Kenichi Asakawa, Junichi Kojima, Yoichi Kato, Shigetaka Matsumoto, and Naomi Kato,  pp. 242-247
Multisensor mapping of the deep seafloor with the autonomous bethic explorer,  Dana R. Yoerger, Albert M. Bradley, Hanumant Singh, Barrie B. Walden, Marie-Helene Cormier, and William B. F. Ryan,  pp. 248-253
Development of a long range autonomous underwater vehicle "AUV-EX1",  Satoshi Tsukioka, Taro Aoki, Kenkichi Tamura, Takashi Murashima, Hidehiko Nakajoh, and Tadahiko Ida,  pp. 254-258
Underwater activities I
Chair(s): W. Koterayama; S. Thurston
Fast reactor system for underwater activities,  Akira Otsubo, Kazuo Haga, and Yasuki Kowata,  pp. 261-266
Oxidant selection and evaluation for subsea power systems,  Ian J. Potter, Graham T. Reader, Eric Clavelle, John Kady, and Mike Carl,  pp. 267-272
Exhaust gas management systems for underwater heat engines,  Ian J. Potter, Eric Clavelle, Graham T. Reader, John Kady, and Mike Carl,  pp. 273-278
Design of submersible vehicles in sandwich composites,  Liu Tao, Xu Qinan, Chen Jianping, and Qian Min,  pp. 279-283
Keynote address IV
Chair(s): T. Ura; R. L. Wernli
Under research activity in China,  Zhu Ji-Mao,  pp. 287-293
Underwater postitioning II
Chair(s): R. Nadolink; H. Tokuyama
Underwater gravimeter on board the R-one robot,  Hiromi Fujimoto, Kin-ichiro Koizumi, Masaharu Watanabe, Atsushi Oshida, Toshio Furuta, Naoya Takamura, and Tamaki Ura,  pp. 297-300
Embedding local metrical map patches in a globally consistent topological map,  Uwe R. Zimmer,  pp. 301-305
Precise acoustic ranging and positioning: A progress report,  Yukihito Osada, Hiromi Fujimoto, Kin-ichiro Koizumi, Toshihiko Kanazawa, and Hideyuki Murakami,  pp. 306-311
Underwater construction I
Chair(s): H.-D. Ahn; K. Kawaguchi
Design and field test of a new economical breakwater,  Daizo Kozawa and Satoshi Nakamura,  pp. 315-318
The development and utilization of the "Underwater backhoe," a multifunctional underwater construction machine,  Masaki Ishii, Shinkichi Oshiro, and Takayoshi Itoh,  pp. 319-322
Underwater positioning III
Chair(s): R. L. Wernli; N. Neilssen
Global spatial modeling based on dynamics identification according to discriminated static sensations,  Emilia I. Barakova and Uwe R. Zimmer,  pp. 325-328
Sensor systems for robotic applications under water,  H.-K. Tönshoff, E. Bedhief, and U. Kruse,  pp. 329-333
Precise positioning of a transponder placed on a sea floor,  Hiroshi Isshiki, Hideki Endo, and Yukihiro Terada,  pp. 334-339
Underwater acoustics II
Chair(s): A. Asada; J. Carroll
A MIMO inversion technique applied to reflected signals from a simulated seafloor,  S. Vandenplas, A. B. Temsamani, Z. Cisneros, and L. Van Biesen,  pp. 343-348
Self-monitoring SONAR transducer array with the internal accelerometers,  Takaaki Musha, Hiroshi Uchida, and Mitsuhiro Nagashima,  pp. 349-354
Estimation of boundary parameters and prediction of transmission loss based upon ray acoustics,  Guo Yuhong, Fan Minyi, and Hui Junying,  pp. 355-360
Ultrasonic waves propagation in fluid-saturated materials,  Abdellatif Bey Temsamani, Steve Vandenplas, and Leo Van Biesen,  pp. 361-366
Underwater observation III
Chair(s): T. Nakamura; H. Singh
Installation of high precision seismometer unit at the Ryukyu trench using Guam-Okinawa geophysical submarine cable (GOGC: former TPC-2 cable),  Junzo Kasahara, Katsuyoshi Kawaguchi, Ryoichi Iwase, and Yuichi Shirasaki,  pp. 369-373
A remote station to monitor sea floor stability and gas hydrate outcrops in the Gulf of Mexico,  J. Robert Woolsey, Thomas M. McGee, and Celine R. Partouche,  pp. 374-378
Deep sea borehole re-entry with fiber optic wireline technology,  C. de Moustier, F. N. Spiess, D. Jabson, P. Jonke, G. Austin, D. Price, and R. Zimmerman,  pp. 379-384
The development of a reliable deep sea acoustic release system,  Young-Seok Oh, Chul-Won Lee, and Jong-Sik Woo,  pp. 385-390
Signal & information processing II
Chair(s): J. Potter; D. Yang
Underwater image mosaicking using maximum a posteriori image registration,  J. Guo, S. W. Cheng, and J. Y. Yinn,  pp. 393-398
Multiuser detection for time-variant multipath environment,  H. K. Yeo, B. S. Sharif, A. E. Adams, and O. R. Hinton,  pp. 399-404
Applying genetic algorithms on fuzzy logic system for underwater acoustic signal recognition,  Chu-Kuei Tu and Tseng-Hsien Lin,  pp. 405-410
Underwater vehicles & robotics V
Chair(s): A. Balasuriya; J. Ferguson
Enhancement of the inertial navigation system of the Florida Atlantic University autonomous underwater vehicles,  Gabriel Grenon, Edgar An, and Samuel Smith,  pp. 413-418
System identification of underwater vehicles,  Javier Pereira and Alec Duncan,  pp. 419-424
Nonlinear variable structure double mode control of AUV,  Xu Demin, Yan Weisheng, and Shi Yang,  pp. 425-430
System design of an ROV with manipulators and adaptive control of it,  Pan-Mook Lee, Bong-Hwan Jeon, Seok-Won Hong, Yong-Kon Lim, Chong-Moo Lee, Jong-Won Park, and Chang-Min Lee,  pp. 431-436
The features of two forward looking sonars for ROV/UUV and their experimental results,  Sang Enfang, Su Longbin, Zhao Jingyi, Gao Peng, Wu Yanhe, and Qiao Gang,  pp. 437-441
Underwater activities II
Chair(s): T. Fujii; G. Williams
TUBA II - A compact multi-frequency sonar suited to use in autonomous or towed platforms for the study of upper-ocean zooplankton distribution and abundance,  N. A. Crisp and A. J. K. Harris,  pp. 445-450
Computer biochemistry and molecular technology of the underwater biosensor creation: Study of the natural chemical substance population,  Alexander A. Zamyatnin,  pp. 451-456
Image processing for wet welding in turbid condition,  Yoji Ogawa,  pp. 457-462
Keynote address V
Chair(s): T. Ura; R. L. Wernli
ROV's and AUV's: Tools for exploring, exploiting & defending the ocean frontier,  James R. McFarlane,  pp. 465-471
Underwater vehicles & robotics VI
Chair(s): S.-W Cheng; Y. Kuroda
Hydrodynamic testing of underwater vehicles at the Australian Maritime Engineering Co-operative Research Centre,  Andrew Heron, Alec Duncan, and Brendon Anderson,  pp. 475-479
Preliminary comparison of physical and numerical simulations of hydrodynamic forces on underwater vehicles,  Timothy L. Curtis,  pp. 480-484
On a closed loop time invariant position control solution for an underactuated 3D underwater vehicle: Implementation, stability and robustness considerations,  Michele Aicardi, Giuseppe Casalino, and Giovanni Indiveri,  pp. 485-490
Development of a motion control method for a towed vehicle with a long cable,  Satoru Yamaguchi, Wataru Koterayama, and Takashi Yokobiki,  pp. 491-496
Underwater construction II
Chair(s): J. Akizono; L.-K. Chien
Safe diving operations on near-shore coastal construction projects,  Daniel T. Meyers,  pp. 499-502
Underwater technology adopted to a new drag-suction dredger "Kaisho maru",  Hideki Kume, Tsutomu Kakinouchi, and Morihiro Shimazaki,  pp. 503-507
Development of dredging method for hard-packed sand,  Hideo Kato, Yasuhiro Sega, Yasuo Takei, and Takahisa Harada,  pp. 508-512
New technologies of coal seams extraction on the shelf under the sea ground of Ussuriysk Gulf of the sea,  Yu. N. Niskovskiy, Yu A. Vasianovich, S. A. Ivaniev, S. N. Strizheusov, and A. Yu. Niskovskiy,  pp. 513-515
Underwater vehicles & robotics VII
Chair(s): J. Guo; J.-M. Zhu
The diving technologies in Bulgaria development, recent status and prespectives,  Nikola Dukov, Ilia Krastev, and Lyubomir Klissurov,  pp. 519-524
A system identification method for simplifying dynamics equations of motion for remotely operated vehicles and towed systems,  Kevin A'Hearn and Robert Coppolino,  pp. 525-530
The real-time expert control system for 6000m deep towed system,  Hao Liang, Luyi Zhang, and Jimao Zhu,  pp. 531-535