Research and Exploitation of a Novel Underwater Vehicle

This paper introduces a novel submersible vehcle called AutonomousRemotely Vehicle(ARV) which synthesizes the advantage of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle(AUV) and Remotely Operated Vehicle(ROV).The ARV can operate as an AUV for self-cruise depending on the preinstall order,and can also work as a ROV for fine operation via the controlling on water surface.The most remarkable characteristic of the ARV is using fiber optic micro cable instead of traditional umbilical cable,which makes the ARV have more traits,such as remote control,real time operation,automotive agility and so on.The backdrop,the key techniques of the ARV and its practicality are introduced.In the end,the important significance of the ARV is discussed.