해양과학탐사용 6,500m급 심해유인잠수정 개발 계획

Abstract

The Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) has proposed a plan to develop a deep-sea human operated vehicle (HOV) for ocean scientific research and exploration as well as to build an infrastructure for management, operation, maintenance of the HOV and HOV pilot training. The project composed of three parts: 1) system design, manufacture, integration, and performance evaluation, 2) development of key technologies, 3) construction of operation center and upgrade of an R/V as the HOV’s mother ship. The plan, 6-year project with 139.3 billion won budget, is being evaluated by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance (MOSF) of Korea. This paper presents the plan focused on the functional requirement analysis and specification of the HOV to conduct environmental-friendly deep-sea exploration and mid- water zone survey. This paper briefly introduces the pros and cons of the foreign deep-sea HOVs along with the application plan of the HOV.