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Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

PI Ciprian Mancas

Underwater vehicles, manned or unmanned, mostly rely on ballast tanks pressurization to control their depth. Compressed air and water are allowed to alternately fill the tanks to vary the overall density of the vehicle.

When its overall density is less than that of the surrounding water, the vehicle will rise due to the buoyant force acting on it. That is achieved by filling the ballast tanks with compressed air. Then, when the compressed air is replaced by water, the vehicles overall density will increase, thus allowing its overall weight to surpass the buoyant force acting on it. This project will help us predict and control the sinking rate of underwater vehicles.

Research Dates

09/01/2014 to 05/31/2016

Researchers

  • Stefani Mancas

    Stefani Mancas

    Department
    Mathematics Department
    Degrees
    Ph.D., M.S., B.S., University of Central Florida

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