小型载人潜水器的发展现状和展望

Status and Prospects of Small Manned Submersibles

上世纪90年代以来,小型载人潜水器在海底观光、海洋生态调查和海底采样等领域得到了广泛的应用。当前,第三代飞行式小型载人潜水器处在技术突破的前夜。文章介绍了国外小型载人潜水器的发展现状,分析该类潜水器的关键技术和发展趋势,并对我国发展小型载人潜水器的前景进行了展望。

Since the early 1990s, small manned submersibles have been widely used in areas such as sea tourism, marine surveys and seabed sampling. Recently, development of third generation of flying type of small deep manned submersible, sponsored by rich adventurers, is nearing the point of technical breakthrough. In this paper, status and development trends of small manned submersibles in western countries are surveyed. Key technologies involved are analyzed. Moreover, prospects of small manned submersibles in China are proposed.