Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology

Marine Systems Engineering Laboratory, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH and UNH/UME Sea Grant College ProgramJune 6-9, 1983

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Papers
Welcome ,  Robert W. Corell,  pp. 1-3
Epaulard operational utilisation development of the unmanned untethered submersible systems,  J. L. Michel, Patrick Borot, and H. Le Roux,  pp. 4-12
A review of the free swimming submersible research programme 1981/83,  G. T. Russel, R. M. Dunbar, and R. T. Holmes,  pp. 13-38
Design and development of a diesel powered semi-submersible ROV,  James Ferguson and Eric Jackson,  pp. 39-51
Hamilton standard precision bouyancy control unit,  M. F. Sheehan,  pp. 52-61
EAVE East - Goals and applied technologies,  Jim Jalbert,  pp. 62-76
Autonomous remotely controlled submersible "ARCS",  Eric Jackson,  pp. 77-88
Autonomous underwater vehicle systems - Honeywell,  Richard Tackabery,  pp. 89-98
An overview of commercial underwater activities,  Andre Galerne,  pp. 99-102
The CMU rover and the FIDO vision navigation system,  Charles Thorpe,  pp. 103-115
Update on remotely operated vehicle research at the MIT man-machine systems laboratory,  Dana R. Yoerger,  pp. 116-124
An examination of the application of knowledge-based systems in unmanned untethered submersibles,  D. Richard Blidberg,  pp. 125-130
Guidance and control of the EAVE submersible,  H. Hartwell and D. E. Limbert,  p. 131
Effects of fin asymmetry on the dynamic response of a representative untethered submersible,  Douglas E. Humphreys and Kenneth W. Watkinson,  pp. 132-149
Lift, power, and propulsion alternatives for deep ocean submersibles,  Harold T. Couch,  pp. 150-161
Software organization in an autonomous vehicle,  Steven Chappell,  pp. 162-169
Microcomputer hardware/software,  Brian Coles,  pp. 170-180
Why a super micro?,  Richard H. Lord,  pp. 181-184
Acoustic telemetry links and high resolution sonar,  James F. Fish and H. Bud Volberg,  pp. 185-187
On the feasibility of a micro-processor based image system,  S. E. Walker Jr. and F. S. Hill Jr.,  pp. 188-205
Spatial redundancy reduction of slow scan TV images,  Michael P. Shevenell,  pp. 206-219
Deep ocean science,  Bruce Robison,  pp. 220-222
Potential applications of autonomous underwater vehicles,  Brian Thomas,  pp. 223-225
Potential AUV applications to nuclear power plant inspection,  Michael Krabach,  pp. 226-230
Offshore oil and gas field development and applications of underwater autonomous vehicles,  Frank Wang,  pp. 231-241
Summary and trends,  Robert W. Corell,  pp. 242-247