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E-2 Autonomous Submarine Project

The E-2 project has now reached Phase 2. Preliminary technology testing was completed in Phase 1 and I am now developing a formal design for the first truly fieldable version of the submarine.

Click the hot areas in the block diagram for a detailed breakdown of the selected module. If your browser does not support client-side image maps, use the links in the upper left corner of this page to reach the same content.

Power systemsSatellite Communications (SATCOM)Emergency Recovery Beacon (ERB)Vehicle Control Module (VCM)Science Control Module (SCM)

This project is being operated in parallel with my Kuro Box article series on IBM developerWorks; please see my miscellaneous projects page for more information and links to the individual articles. Note that the Kuro Box articles focus on the subject matter of interest to IBM; viz, interfacing things to PowerPC. As such, the implementation and design methodology used in those articles is not exactly the same as what you'll see here. In particular, the master/slave relationship between the 32-bit "math micro" and the 8-bit "servo micro" is reversed in the IBM articles. In the E-2 vehicle, the servo micro performs all navigation and system control tasks, and the 32-bit micro is powered down for most of the mission.

Please visit the E-2 project goals page for more information on the vehicle's specifications.

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