A Brief Review of Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Human-Machine Interaction

Abstract

Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) research typically seeks to understand the physical performance and control aspects of the underwater vessel operated in a dynamic environment. Commonly, UUV operations involve highly orchestrated coordination to conduct surveys, maintenance, and repair missions. With the vast selection of UUV products in the market, the disparity in the standard user interface is evident. Despite the high-risk and critical operations faced by the UUV operators, very little focus has been dedicated to reviewing the human-UUV interface aspect of the operations of UUV. In this review, an area of Human Machine Interaction (HMI), within the perspective of UUV designs is discussed.