MV3020 Marine Robotics Syllabus:

MV3020 Marine Robotics Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

To impart knowledge to the students on
• Marine Robots
• Robotic Sailing
• Submersibles
• Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (auv)
• Underwater Vehicle Guidance and Control

UNIT I MARINE ROBOTS

Types and classification of marine robots – robotic sailing – submersibles, applications of sailing robots and submersibles, Limitations in marine autonomy

UNIT II ROBOTIC SAILING

History and recent developments in robotic sailing – miniature sailing robot platform (MOOP) – autonomous sailing vessel – design, development and deployment

UNIT III SUBMERSIBLES

Unmanned submersibles- towed vehicles – Remotely Operable Vehicles (ROV) – The ROV business – Design theory and standards – control and simulation – design and stability – components of ROV – applications

UNIT IV AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE (AUV)

Gliders – construction – buoyancy driven – Control strategies, AUV – construction – components – control strategies

UNIT V UNDERWATER VEHICLE GUIDANCE AND CONTROL

Modelling of marine vehicles – kinematics – rigid body dynamics – hydrodynamic forces and moments – equation of motion – stability and control of underwater vehicles

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

COURSE OUTCOMES:

On completion of the course the students will be able to:
CO1: Display the knowledge in various types of marine robots.
CO2: Understand the basic concepts of designing robots.
CO3: Develop and deploy marine robots in the field
CO4: Design AUV
CO5: Familiarized with stability and control of underwater vehicles

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Alexander Schlaelfer and Ole Blaurock, “Robotic sailing”, Proceedings of the 4th International sailing conference, Springer, 2011
2. 2 Sabiha A. Wadoo, Pushkin Kachroo, “Autonomous underwater vehicles, modelling, control design and Simulation”, CRC press, 2011
3. 3 Robert D. Christ,Robert L. Wernli, Sr. “The ROV Manual a User Guide for Remotely Operated Vehicles”, Elsevier, second edition, 2014
4. 4 Thor I Fossen, “Guidance and control of ocean vehicles”, John wiley and Sons, 1999

REFERENCES:

1. Mae L. Seto, “Marine Robot Autonomy”, Springer, 2013
2. Richard A Geyer, “Submersibles and their use in oceanography and ocean engineering”, Elsevier, 1997
3. Gianluca Antonelli, “Underwater robotics”, Springer, 2014