Design of a Marine Autonomous Surface Vehicle for Geological and Geophysical Surveys

Geological and geophysical surveys, which are the basis for engineering studies on marine structures, pipelines, harbours and marinas, both in offshore and in coastal areas, are customarily carried out using fully equipped research vessels or small craft with appropriate equipment related to this wo...

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Published in:Scientific Bulletin ("Mircea cel Bătrân" Naval Academy) 2018-07, Vol.XIX (1), p.20-36
Main Author: K T, Gürsel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autonomous surface vehicles
Autonomous vehicles
Coastal zone
Design
Echo sounding
Echoes
Echosounders
Geological surveys
Geology
Geophysical surveys
Geophysics
Harbors
Harbours
Labour
Manpower
Marinas
Marine engineering
Ocean floor
Offshore construction
Offshore drilling rigs
Offshore engineering
Offshore structures
Polls & surveys
Prototypes
Research vessels
Submarine pipelines
Surface vehicles
Unmanned vehicles
Weather
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Summary:Geological and geophysical surveys, which are the basis for engineering studies on marine structures, pipelines, harbours and marinas, both in offshore and in coastal areas, are customarily carried out using fully equipped research vessels or small craft with appropriate equipment related to this work, and with intensive human labour. This traditional method is very costly, requires extra manpower and equipment and increases the risk to life and property, as well as being dependent on ephemeral weather conditions. A prototype unmanned surface vehicle named JEO-IDA (Marine Autonomous Surface Vehicle) was produced by our team within the scope of a project, which will enable real-time monitoring of the data that are obtained by a side scanning sonar and a single beam echosounder installed on the vehicle for geological and geophysical surveys, from a land-based station. The result of this study is the prototype platform of whose mission is to investigate three-dimensional geological and morphological structures of the seabed with high-resolution and to prepare their maps as well as carrying out coastal and offshore surveys in construction and operation phases. In the scope of this research, studies and hull form selection in the design of the unmanned autonomous surface vehicle are discussed in detail.
ISSN:2392-8956
1454-864X
1454-864X
2392-8956
DOI:10.21279/1454-864X-18-I1-003