The Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Pipsqueak

• doi: 10.1109/OCEANS.2002.1192018
• title: The autonomous underwater vehicle "Pipsqueak"
• publisher: IEEE
• isbn: 0-7803-7534-3
• issn:
• partnum: 02CH37362
• rank: 3792
• access_type: LOCKED
• content_type: Conferences
• abstract: A team of freshman students was presented with the ambiguous challenge of designing an AUV (autonomous underwater vehicle) the size of a wallet. A Micro-AUV would be small enough to avoid many of the transport problems. Because of the potentially simple design of such an AUV, purchase and maintenance costs could be kept fairly low. An AUV such as Pipsqueak would likely be deployed into a lake river, where its size and the environment would allow it to investigate most efficiently. It could also be released in low current ocean areas, such as along beaches or coral reefs. In the future, we predict that as the Micro-AUVs develop and become more efficient and powerful, they might be used for deeper and more intense exploration. In this design, depth is sensed with a pressure gauge such as the Omega DPG1000. Temperature is measured with temperature sensors such as the Seabird 3Bfplus. Images of the surrounding environment would be useful in gathering scientific data. We specified using a CCD or CMOS camera that can interface with the micro controller and satisfy the volume requirements. There are large numbers of low cost, compact digital imaging cameras available today that can be readily incorporated into Pipsqueak. We propose to use the prebuilt RAMCAM from Spectronix. The dead reckoning, inertial based navigation system would be used for this vehicle. This system would have two rear facing horizontal thrusters, and one top facing vertical thruster, which will allow for turning as well as up and down motion.
• article_number: 1192018
• pdf_url: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=1192018
• html_url: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/1192018/
• abstract_url: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/1192018/
• publication_title: OCEANS '02 MTS/IEEE
• conference_location: Biloxi, MI, USA
• conference_dates: 29-31 Oct. 2002
• publication_number: 8479
• is_number: 26716
• publication_year: 2002
• publication_date: 29-31 Oct. 2002
• start_page: 2497
• end_page: 2501 vol.4
• citing_paper_count: 0
• citing_patent_count: 0
• download_count: 93
• insert_date: 20030408
• index_terms:
  • ieee_terms:
    • Underwater vehicles
    • Costs
    • Temperature sensors
    • Temperature measurement
    • CMOS image sensors
    • Cameras
    • Lakes
    • Rivers
    • Oceans
    • Pressure gauges
  • dynamic_index_terms:
    • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
    • Digital Camera
    • Temperature Sensor
    • Autonomous Vehicles
    • Autonomous Driving
    • Coral Reefs
    • Navigation System
    • Manometer
    • Pressure Gauge
    • Student Teams
    • Dead Reckoning
    • Compact Imaging
    • Light Intensity
    • Design Process
    • Motor Control
    • Power Source
    • Random Access Memory
    • Water Conductivity
    • Propulsion System
    • Small Vehicles
    • Static Random Access Memory
• isbn_formats:
  • format: Print ISBN, value: 0-7803-7534-3, isbnType: Historical
• authors:
  • Author Name: S.J. Fantone
    Affiliation: Ocean Engineering Department, Ethan Crumlin., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
    Author URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/38347294900
    ID: 38347294900
    Order: 1
    Author Affiliations:
    • Ocean Engineering Department, Ethan Crumlin., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
  • Author Name: O. Leitermann
    Affiliation: Ocean Engineering Department, Ethan Crumlin., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
    Author URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37594823800
    ID: 37594823800
    Order: 2
    Author Affiliations:
    • Ocean Engineering Department, Ethan Crumlin., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
  • Author Name: J. Austin-Breneman
    Affiliation: Ocean Engineering Department, Ethan Crumlin., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
    Author URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/38282400100
    ID: 38282400100
    Order: 3
    Author Affiliations:
    • Ocean Engineering Department, Ethan Crumlin., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
  • Author Name: A.S. Eastment
    Affiliation: Ocean Engineering Department, Ethan Crumlin., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
    Author URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37087168400
    ID: 37087168400
    Order: 4
    Author Affiliations:
    • Ocean Engineering Department, Ethan Crumlin., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
  • Author Name: E. Crumlin
    Affiliation: Ocean Engineering Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
    Author URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37087166352
    ID: 37087166352
    Order: 5
    Author Affiliations:
    • Ocean Engineering Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA

Image Sensor

• sensor_type: CCD or CMOS (not specified)
• resolution: Not specified
• dynamic_range: Not specified
• pixel_size: Not specified
• dark_current: Not specified

Optical Data

• focal_length: Not specified
• aperture: Not specified
• field_of_view: Not specified
• distortion: Not specified

Performance Metrics

Applications & Benefits

• cell_imaging: Used for gathering scientific data, including digital photographs in underwater environments.
• benefits: Compact size allows for integration into small AUVs for unmanned missions.

Supporting Organizations

• supported_by: MIT Sea Grant Program

Manuscript Details

• publication_date: 29-31 Oct. 2002

Relevancy Score

• score: 4
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