FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Innovation and operation with robotized underwater systems BT AF RIGAUD, Vincent AS 1:1; FF 1:PDG-DOP-DCM-SM; C1 IFREMER, Underwater Syst Dept, F-83507 La Seyne sur Mer, France. C2 IFREMER, FRANCE SI TOULON SE PDG-DOP-DCM-SM IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 IF 0.96 TC 10 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2007/publication-2806.pdf LA English DT Article AB This paper reports on the status and design of the operational remotely operated vehicle Victor 6000, rated for 6000 m depth and of the 3000 m depth autonomous underwater vehicle Asterxx operated by Ifremer the French Institute for Sea Exploitation. Victor 6000 is part of a global system built of subsystems, scientific modules, winch and cable, dead weight and umbilical, positioning subsystem using acoustic ultra short base line (USBL) techniques, and software for data and dive management. In 2005 the system was equipped with a second toolsled dedicated to high resolution mapping of the sea bed, with both acoustical and optical devices. Asterxx, the first autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) developed by IFREMER, is 4.5 m in length with a diameter of 0.69 m. Depending on the payload, its weight is between 600 and 800 kg in air,with a diving depth of 3000 m. Its cruising speed is between 0.5 and 2.5 ms. The AUV is capable of carrying various payloads for a wide spectrum of applications. The vehicle can cruise up to 100 km. For coastal applications this vehicle is operable by a limited crew potentially from a nonspecialized vessel. Both vehicles are used for oceanography as well as to continually evolve underwater systems to address new scientific challenges. PY 2007 PD JUL SO Journal of Field Robotics SN 1556-4959 PU Wiley InterScience VL 24 IS 6 UT 000248167300003 BP 449 EP 459 DI 10.1002/rob.20195 ID 2806 ER EF