Guidance of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle in Special Situations [article]

Mike Eichhorn
2017 arXiv   pre-print
This article describes a guidance system of the autonomous underwater vehicle "DeepC" [1] in Special situations. A special situation occurs when one or more objects interfere with the planned route of a mission. The possible reactions are evasion or identification of the objects. The paper presents these two tasks in overview. The special demands challenges of the underwater environment, computer parameters, sensors and the maneuverability of the vehicle are considered in the selection and
more » ... opment of the required strategies. Such challenges include the sea current, maneuver in the 3-D space and the limited perceptive faculty of the sonar.
arXiv:1702.08107v1 fatcat:p3a2wxz7yncu3g6yt3riuulge4