December 18, 2009Dr. Herb HessElectrical Engineering
DepartmentUniversity of Idao!osco", Idao 8#8$#Dr.
Hess%&lion%U.'. (avy)Enclosed is a final report on te '*b!erge
&U+ ,est -latform pro.ect.,is report contains te c*lmination of
researc, testing, and proof of concept prototype of te recently
completed diesel/electric ybrid system test platform, along "it te
test e0*ipment.,e res*lts of tis pro.ect "ill assist yo* along "it
&lion and te U.'. (avy in teir searc for a sol*tion to repo"er
and improve &U+ performance.1opies of tis report "ill be
s*bmitted to Dr. Herb Hess, Drs. 'teve 2eyerlein and 2rian 3onson,
and Dr. Dean Ed"ards.,e members of tis senior design team "o*ld
li4e to e5tend teir appreciation to te '*b!erge &U+ -ro.ect
client) Dr. Hess, &lion%2ayvie" 6esearc 7acility, and te U.'.
(avy, for giving it te opport*nityto "or4 in tis e5citing and
callenging area. ,e team "o*ld also li4e to tan4 te University of
Idao fac*lty, mentors, and oter pro.ect team members for teir
consistent g*idance and firm attention to tis pro.ect8s progress.If
yo* ave any 0*estions or comments regarding tis report please
contact s*bmerge9*idao.ed*.'incerely, !ateo 1ardenas/7armer,
&ntony 3aya, 3ordan 'tringfield, (i4 Urla*b, and 2rian
:iseEnclos*re) '*b!erge &U+ -ro.ect 7inal 6eportUniversity of
IdaoAUV SubMerge Final Design Report2SubMerge AUV Test Bench
ProjectUniversity of !aho" Senior #apstone DesignFall $%%&!ateo
1ardenas/7armer ; card11&U+? for military applications
incl*ding reconnaissance, sea floor mapping, and aco*stic
testing.,e &U+ is po"ered by a string of liti*m/ion batteries,
"ic are carged at a naval base "en te s*bmarine is doc4ed.Ho"ever,
in "or4ing "it &lion and te (aval 'ea 'ystems 1ommand
>(&+'E&? te need arose to increase te &U+8s mission
performance "it an alternate onboard po"er/prod*cing so*rce tat
co*ld carge te batteries d*ring a mission.In addition &lion, te
pro.ect client, desired better *nderstanding of te po"er so*rce8s
operation "itin te &U+8s enclosed environment.In order to
improve mission performance, te '*b!erge team as s*ccessf*lly
designed and b*ilt a test benc containing a t*rbocarged direct
in.ection >,DI? diesel engine .oined "it a Uni0*e !obility
>U@!? alternator.'ome of te test benc f*nctional elements
incl*de te engine and camber air inta4e and e5a*st, air flo" "itin
te camber, engine and camber temperat*res, control and monitoring
systems, and f*el s*pply.,e $/ft./long closed system test benc
s*bmarine section is $ ft. in diameterA and prod*ces ##.= 4: at
#B00 rpm of po"er at an efficiency of 2=C, and 18.$ 4: at 2B00 rpm
at #1C efficiency.,e '*b!erge team did not perform battery carging
beca*se of te *navailability of a s*fficientn*mber of lead/acid
batteries, o"ever parallel resistor ban4s prod*ced appropriate
loads on te system on te order of 1 to 2 Dms, sim*lating
batteries.,e test benc *tiliEes a rolling cart in "ic te engine is
sec*red for straigtfor"ard rolling of te engine into te camber.,e
camber design is circ*lar in order to closely mimic te &U+8s
operating conditionsA and is designed to accommodate different
engine and alternator set*ps for p*rposes of testing airflo" and
temperat*re "itin te enclosed space.2ased on team '*b!erge8s
s*ccessf*l e5periments, it is recommended te test benc contin*e to
be *tiliEed for te ac0*isition of airflo", temperat*re, and
po"er/prod*ction testing of varying engine and alternator
systems.
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coversUniversity of IdaoAUV SubMerge Final Design Report1$:en in
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