MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)/Marine Industry Collegium Opportunity Brief: Small Underwater Vehicle Design; Motors and Propulsors. Held in Cambridge, Massachusetts on October 4-5, 1989

摘要

Contents: Fundamentals of propeller design and analysis; Design considerations and potential applications for contrarotating propellers; AUV propulsion using an oscillating foil; Oscillating hydrofoils as propellers; Development of a small AUV; Computational methods for the analysis and design of ducted propellers; The propulsive efficiency of underwater vehicles; A brushless thruster drive; Superconducting homopolar motors for AUVs; Advances in DC brushless motor design; Use of hydraulic systems for vehicle propulsion; Control of propulsor noise in small underwater vehicles; Incorporating thruster dynamics in the control of an underwater vehicle; UUV propulsion design.