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TAIPANAutonomous Underwater Vehicle
Bruno Jouvencel
Professor University of Montpellier
Underwater robotics
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OUTLINE
• First part : our experience in AUV
• Second part : new prototype of AUV for MEDITATE project
• Third part: WP3
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LIRMM - CNRS
• Laboratory – Computing science
– Robotics
– Micro-electronics systems
Staff 260 persons– Researchers 110
– Technical staff about 30
– About 120 invited researchers, postdoc, PhD students
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Underwater Robotics TEAMfor MEDITATE
• Bruno Jouvencel Professor
• Olivier Strauss : Assistant Professor
• Michel Benoit : Research Engineer
• Jean Mathias Spiewak : PhD Student
• Lionel Lapierre postdoc from september 2004
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TAIPAN One
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Video of TAIPAN
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FIRST Scientific Mission
• GOATS : Generic Oceanographic Array Technology System: (scientific program of NATO)
• For TAIPAN:– First field deployment with a real scientific goal– Role : to provide the modelers with CTD data
along trajectories in Biodola bay (Elba)
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Scientific Sensors
CTD sensor
PositioningTransponder for Trackpoint 2
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Mission Interface
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Vehicle Control
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heading control
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depth control
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CTD Mapping with Taipan
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3D Trajectory
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Thau Lagoon : Spring LA-VISE
Real trajectories
Bathymetric measurements
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Thau Lagoon LA-VISE
Real trajectories
Bathymetric measurements
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Presentation of a new Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
TAIPAN 2
Jean Mathias Spiewak
PhD Student
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Overview of AUV Taipan 2
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Topsolid view of Taipan 2
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• Two onboard computers : navigation -- perception • Additional card dedicated to :
A/D conversions, RS232 serial communications, logical I/Os and PWM signal generation
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To compute displacement three-axis inclinometer, three-axis magnetometer, yaw rate and pitch rate gyrometers and accelerometers two pressure sensors, loch doppler
For dead reckoning Acoustical range meter GPS receiver
For communication UHF radio link Wifi link
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Scientific sensor payload
• CTD sensor
• Acoustical Doppler Current Profiler
• Side Scan Sonar
• CCD Camera
• Acoustical sensors (obstacle avoidance)
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CTD Sensor
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Side Scan Sonar picture
• La Vise fresh underwater spring : 30 meter depth
• starboard and port side pictures
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Work Package 3
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WP3• Task A.1. Define the pay-load of
vehicle. – Selection of sensors (Conductivity
Temperature Depth, loch, sonar, doppler, GPS…)
– the determination of the best positioning of sensors according the desired precision on measurements.
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WP3– Task A.2. Performances of the AUV.
– Error on the trajectory of the vehicle, – The energy autonomy, – And so on.
– Task A.3. Protocol to define for scientist missions:
• The interface man machine has to be developed as well as the facility of using the files in a compatible format with the GIS that will be used in the WP1 and WP4.
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WP3– Task A. 4. Development of vehicle and
sensors integration– Task A. 5. Study of fusion data method
to build a 3D representation of spring based on the lateral sonar data.
– Task A. 6. Test of vehicle– Task A. 7. Submarine springs survey– Task A.8. Feasibility study concerning
the use of the AUV in the Syrian test site,
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Deliverables
• Vehicle’s specifications
• Interface man machine
• Data fusion méthod
• Vehicle test
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Milestones expected results
• Month 0 +7 : interface man machine
• Month 0 +11 : demonstrator of data fusion
• Month 0 + 10 start of submarine springs survey
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