Development of an observation system for hydrothermal area using an autonomous underwater vehicle

2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23760778
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Naval and maritime engineering
• Research Institution: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
• Principal Investigator: NAKATANI Takeshi 独立行政法人海洋研究開発機構, 海洋工学センター, 技術研究副主任 (00581753)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2012
• Keywords: 海中ロボット / 画像観測 / ナビゲーション / 自律型 / 海底熱水地帯

Research Abstract

In this research, we developed an AUV’s intelligence and achieved a precise visual observation system for a wide hydrothermal area. The main developmental techniques of the system are as follows; a navigation method of AUV around hydrothermal chimneys, a 3D visual modeling method of seafloor including the chimneys, and an automatic analysis method of the modeling. The observation system enables to achieve a quantitative data for an academic investigation or a development of seabed resource.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 二種類の海中ロボットを用いて高精度な海底の自動観測 (2011)
  • Author(s): 浦環, 中谷武志
  • Journal Title: 解説記事,検査技術 Volume: vol.16, No.7 Pages: 58-63
• [Presentation] AUV による海底熱水地帯調査の新戦略 (2013)
  • Author(s): 金岡秀, 浦環, 坂巻隆,中谷武志, 小島淳一,岡村慶, 中根健志, 小幡忠正, 小山寿史,大薮祐司
  • Organizer: Blue Earth '13
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
  • Year and Date: 2013-03-15
• [Presentation] 複数AUV の同時展開による新しい海洋調査手法 (2013)
  • Author(s): 浦環, 永橋賢司, 金岡秀, 坂巻隆, 西田裕也, 関根司, 中根健志, 小幡忠正, 小山寿史, 田中裕也,大薮祐司, 小島淳一,中谷武志,伊藤譲, 伊藤洋道,野瀬勇伺,岡村慶
  • Organizer: Blue Earth '13
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
  • Year and Date: 2013-03-15
• [Presentation] 3D Visual Modeling of Hydrothermal Chimneys using a Rotary Laser Scanning System (2011)
  • Author(s): Takeshi Nakatani, Shuhao Li, Tamaki Ura, Adrian Bodenmann, Takashi Sakamaki
  • Organizer: The International Symposium on Underwater Technology(UT2011)
  • Place of Presentation: Kona, USA
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-21
• [Presentation] 海底を観る (2011)
  • Author(s): 浦環, 中谷武志, 松本良
  • Organizer: 海洋音響学会2011 年度研究発表会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
  • Year and Date: 2011-05-31
• [Presentation] 日本海ガスハイドレード地帯におけるAUV「Tuna-Sand」の潜航 -AUV を用いた深海底の生物分布調査の提案-,招待講演 (2011)
  • Author(s): 中谷武志
  • Organizer: 第47回 海中海底工学フォーラム
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
  • Year and Date: 2011-05-13