Development of a Navigation and Position Tracking System for a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) – ORCA

• Published in: Journal of Physics: Conference Series
• Main Authors: Tejaswini, P, Deepika, I Sai, Santhanam, Sakthivel Murugan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: IOP Publishing 2021
• Subjects: Orca
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1911/1/012017; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/1911/1/012017; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/1911/1/012017/pdf

Abstract Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) are a class of manually operated underwater vehicles that are designed for specific applications in maritime environments. For an underwater vehicle, vigilant precautions must be ensured in designing the navigation module because of the inconsistent nature of underwater channels. This paper aims to focus on the same, by developing an apt navigation system for the Remotely Operated Vehicle, ORCA which has been equipped with sensors such as temperature, pressure, and leak detector, for monitoring the ambient conditions during deployment and an Inertial Measurement Unit for tracking and positioning of an ROV. Mission Oriented Operating Suite-Interval Programming runs as the platform for navigation. Emergency Float-Up Mechanism that allows the system to be easily retrieved during emergency failures has been built in. The authors have made a successful attempt at building a navigation module that achieves stability and accurate positioning of an ROV after certain post-processing of data.