Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lifford McLauchlan, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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Ocean and Marine

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Coordinated USV ControlAbstractMany universities have lab exercises in the controls classes which consist of modeling andsimulations for vehicles and robotics due to the costs associated with real vehicles, robotics or thetest environments. Unmanned surface vehicles such as a Sea Fox can be modeled and simulated inMatlab or a similar software. Multiple vehicle paths can be coordinated to facilitate search patternsor to setup adhoc wireless sensor networks (WSNs) with the vehicles each possessing a node. AtTexas A&M University-Kingsville an assignment for coordinated unmanned surface vehicle (USV)control and path planning has been developed. The work

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Grimsley Michaeli P.E., Old Dominion University; Paul Moses; Gene Hou, Old Dominion University

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Ocean and Marine

introductory understanding of electrical powerand energy systems for marine platforms including ships and submarines. The course covers ACand DC marine systems, power distribution design, power generation, energy storage, electricpropulsion, power management, system protection, condition monitoring, electrical systemmaintenance and class rules.Course is offered for first time in Spring 2016 and will be offered in the future in the Fall semester.Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Pre-requisites: Fundamentals of Electrical Technology, Introduction toElectrical Power, Electrical Power and Machinery, or equivalent.Required Course Textbook: Shipboard Electrical Power Systems by Mukund Patel [7].Software / Labs: MATLAB, will incorporate labs from planned Marine

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Petros J Katsioloudis, Old Dominion University; Mileta Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Thomas B. Stout, Tidewater Community College

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Ocean and Marine

theapproaching vessel is identified as a threat (Huntsberger & Woodward, 2011). This software,developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), originates from NASA’s Mars rovers, but hasrecently been adapted for use on small boats. Figure 1 shows an example of applying thistechnology. Figure 1: 3D trajectory planning under CARACaS - AUV (Huntsberger & Woodward, 2011). Ship design in the U.S. Navy starts with concept design, then moves to engineeringdesign, and then to production design, as shown in Figure 2. The concept phase defines the waythe ship is supposed to function. During this phase, a concept of operation (CONOPS) isdeveloped (Chalfant, 2015). In the Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) phase, ship designers definemajor equipment