MARTA (MARine Tool for Archaeology) is a modular AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) designed and developed by the University of Florence in the framework of the ARROWS (ARchaeological RObot systems for the World’s Seas) European project. The ARROWS project challenge is to provide the underwater archaeologists with technological tools for cost affordable campaigns: i.e. ARROWS adapts and develops low cost AUV technologies to significantly reduce the cost of archaeological operations, covering the full extent of an archaeological campaign (underwater mapping, diagnosis and cleaning tasks). MARTA is one of the new AUVs developed during the project. It is composed of several modules, each one dedicated to a particular task: thus the vehicle can be easily customized according to the underwater archaeological mission profile to perform. MARTA AUV has a total length of about 3.5 m (depending on its configuration), an external diameter of 7 inches and an in-air weight of about 80 kg. The main vehicle characteristics are: a reachable depth of 150 m, a maximum longitudinal speed of 4 knots, an autonomy of about 4 hours and hovering capability (5 degrees of freedom - not roll - actively controllable). Many modules and on-board sensors (both navigation and payload ones) have been already successfully tested and validated. The first sea trials of the vehicle are scheduled for Spring 2015.

Design and testing of a modular Autonomous Underwater Vehicle / Allotta, Benedetto; Bartolini, Fabio; Conti, Roberto; Costanzi, Riccardo; Gelli, Jonathan; Monni, Niccolò; Natalini, Marco; Pugi, Luca; Ridolfi, Alessandro. - STAMPA. - (2015), pp. 0-0. (Intervento presentato al convegno AIMETA 2015 XXII CONGRESSO DELL’ASSOCIAZIONE ITALIANA DI MECCANICA TEORICA E APPLICATA tenutosi a Genova nel 14-17 settembre 2015).

Design and testing of a modular Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

ALLOTTA, BENEDETTO;BARTOLINI, FABIO;CONTI, ROBERTO;GELLI, JONATHAN;MONNI, NICCOLO';PUGI, LUCA;RIDOLFI, ALESSANDRO
2015

Abstract

MARTA (MARine Tool for Archaeology) is a modular AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) designed and developed by the University of Florence in the framework of the ARROWS (ARchaeological RObot systems for the World’s Seas) European project. The ARROWS project challenge is to provide the underwater archaeologists with technological tools for cost affordable campaigns: i.e. ARROWS adapts and develops low cost AUV technologies to significantly reduce the cost of archaeological operations, covering the full extent of an archaeological campaign (underwater mapping, diagnosis and cleaning tasks). MARTA is one of the new AUVs developed during the project. It is composed of several modules, each one dedicated to a particular task: thus the vehicle can be easily customized according to the underwater archaeological mission profile to perform. MARTA AUV has a total length of about 3.5 m (depending on its configuration), an external diameter of 7 inches and an in-air weight of about 80 kg. The main vehicle characteristics are: a reachable depth of 150 m, a maximum longitudinal speed of 4 knots, an autonomy of about 4 hours and hovering capability (5 degrees of freedom - not roll - actively controllable). Many modules and on-board sensors (both navigation and payload ones) have been already successfully tested and validated. The first sea trials of the vehicle are scheduled for Spring 2015.
2015
AIMETA 2015 Atti del convegno
AIMETA 2015 XXII CONGRESSO DELL’ASSOCIAZIONE ITALIANA DI MECCANICA TEORICA E APPLICATA
Genova
14-17 settembre 2015
Allotta, Benedetto; Bartolini, Fabio; Conti, Roberto; Costanzi, Riccardo; Gelli, Jonathan; Monni, Niccolò; Natalini, Marco; Pugi, Luca; Ridolfi, Aless...espandi
File in questo prodotto:
Non ci sono file associati a questo prodotto.

I documenti in FLORE sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificatore per citare o creare un link a questa risorsa: https://hdl.handle.net/2158/1006005
Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? ND
  • Scopus ND
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? ND
social impact