Curtis Rusch Postdoctoral Scholar crusch@apl.washington.edu Phone 206-616-5412 |
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Using a Wave Energy Converter for UUV Recharge This project demonstrates the interface required to operate, dock, and wirelessly charge an uncrewed underwater vehicle with a wave energy converter. |
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11 Apr 2022
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Uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) predominantly use onboard batteries for energy, limiting mission duration based on the amount of stored energy that can be carried by the vehicle. Vehicle recharge requires recovery using costly, human-supported vessel operations. The ocean is full of untapped energy in the form of waves that, when converted to electrical energy by a wave energy converter (WEC), can be used locally to recharge UUVs without human intervention. In this project we designed and developed a coupled WEC-UUV system, with emphasis on the systems developed to interface the UUV to the WEC. |
Publications |
2000-present and while at APL-UW |
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Influence of heave plate topology on reaction force Rusch, C.J., A.R. Hartman, B.D. Maurer, and B.L. Polagye, "Influence of heave plate topology on reaction force," Ocean Eng., 241, doi:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2021.110054, 2021. |
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