TY - GEN
T1 - Integrated design and realization of a hubless rim-driven thruster
AU - Hsieh, Min Fu
AU - Chen, Jeng Horng
AU - Yeh, Yu Han
AU - Lee, Chi Lu
AU - Chen, Po Hsun
AU - Hsu, You Chiuan
AU - Chen, Yen Hung
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - This paper presents the integrated design and realization of a hubless rim-driven thruster for remotely operated vehicles (ROV). The design process considers the integration of hydrodynamics, propeller design, motor design and driver design. The integration technique is particularly emphasized, where the output of the motor should match the characteristic of the propeller. Also, for such a hubless rim-driven construction, the motor is embraced within the duct, and the motor size will consequently determine the duct thickness. Therefore, the drag force due to the duct should be analyzed and calculated as a design consideration for the propeller and motor. The specifications of the thruster are determined based on the thrust requirement of the target ROV. Several types of software are used for analyses of hydrodynamics, motor magnetic field, etc, and the design information is exchanged around. The rim-driven thrust is successfully designed, and a prototype is manufactured and tested for functionality.
AB - This paper presents the integrated design and realization of a hubless rim-driven thruster for remotely operated vehicles (ROV). The design process considers the integration of hydrodynamics, propeller design, motor design and driver design. The integration technique is particularly emphasized, where the output of the motor should match the characteristic of the propeller. Also, for such a hubless rim-driven construction, the motor is embraced within the duct, and the motor size will consequently determine the duct thickness. Therefore, the drag force due to the duct should be analyzed and calculated as a design consideration for the propeller and motor. The specifications of the thruster are determined based on the thrust requirement of the target ROV. Several types of software are used for analyses of hydrodynamics, motor magnetic field, etc, and the design information is exchanged around. The rim-driven thrust is successfully designed, and a prototype is manufactured and tested for functionality.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/49949119184
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/49949119184#tab=citedBy
U2 - 10.1109/IECON.2007.4460298
DO - 10.1109/IECON.2007.4460298
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:49949119184
SN - 1424407834
SN - 9781424407835
T3 - IECON Proceedings (Industrial Electronics Conference)
SP - 3033
EP - 3038
BT - Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON
T2 - 33rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON
Y2 - 5 November 2007 through 8 November 2007
ER -