Feasibility Study of an Ocean-Going Solar-Powered Underwater Glider
Feasibility Study of an Ocean-Going Solar-Powered Underwater Glider
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2012
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M. Arima;H. Tonai
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M. Arima;H. Tonai
The purpose of this research is to investigate the feasibility of a solarpowered underwater glider for realising a long-term and wide-ranging underwater cruise. The SORA glider equipped with two thrustors and amorphous-silicon solar panels was firstly developed as a test-bed vehicle of the solar-powered underwater glider, and the authors have demonstrated that SORA has an ability to go underwater by utilising solar energy. This paper deals with possibility of the utilisation of solar energy for underwater vehicle. An oil-filled hybrid-type-solar-panel mount was developed and electric-power generation test was conducted at an open-air swimming pool and at sea. The feasibility of an oceangoing solar-powered underwater glider was then discussed.