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Review of Navigation and Positioning of Deep-sea Manned Submersibles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2019

Tongwei Zhang Open the ORCID record for Tongwei Zhang [Opens in a new window] ,
Jialing Tang ,
Shengjie Qin  and
Xiangxin Wang
Tongwei Zhang*
Affiliation:
(National Deep Sea Center, Qingdao 266237, China) (Laboratory for Marine Geology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266061, China) (Joint Laboratory for Ocean Observation and Detection, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China)
Jialing Tang
Affiliation:
(National Deep Sea Center, Qingdao 266237, China)
Shengjie Qin
Affiliation:
(National Deep Sea Center, Qingdao 266237, China)
Xiangxin Wang
Affiliation:
(National Deep Sea Center, Qingdao 266237, China)
*
(E-mail: tongwei.zhang@outlook.com)
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Abstract

Operational deep-sea manned submersibles are important underwater vehicles that provide strong technical support for international deep-sea research. Navigation and positioning technologies are expected to facilitate the complete exploitation of the scientific value of samples and data collected by such submersibles, improve their underwater operation efficiency and enhance their safety. This paper first briefly describes six operational deep-sea manned submersibles that can dive to depths of more than 4,500 m. Then, the paper focuses on the navigation and positioning technologies used in these submersibles. Finally, considering the existing problems in the navigation and positioning systems of China's manned submersible Jiaolong, the paper discusses future development trends of the navigation and positioning technologies used in operational deep-sea manned submersibles.

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Manned submersiblesNavigationPositioningDeep-sea

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The Journal of Navigation , Volume 72 , Issue 4 , July 2019 , pp. 1021 - 1034
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 2019 

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