Research Article

Investigation into the Dynamics and Control of an Underwater Vehicle-Manipulator System

Table 2

The parameter list of the UVMS.

ParametersValues

Mass of the vehicle ( )39 kg
Length of the vehicle ( )1.1 m
Diameter of the vehicle ( )0.25 m
Moment of inertia of the vehicle
0.34 kgm2
3.71 kgm2
3.71 kgm2
Centre of gravity (CG) = ( , , )(0, 0, 0) m
Centre of buoyancy (CB) = ( , , )(0, 0, 0.015) m
Mass of the underwater manipulator links
0.3927 kg
1.5708 kg
1.5708 kg
Underwater manipulator link lengths
0.05 m
0.20 m
0.20 m
Underwater manipulator link radii
0.10 m
0.05 m
0.05 m
Coefficient of drag ( )1.25
Coefficient of lift ( )1.15