D. Stilwell, A. S. Gadre, C. A. Sylvester, C.J. Cannell
{"title":"Design elements of a small low-cost autonomous underwater vehicle for field experiments in multi-vehicle coordination","authors":"D. Stilwell, A. S. Gadre, C. A. Sylvester, C.J. Cannell","doi":"10.1109/AUV.2004.1431185","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUV.2004.1431185","url":null,"abstract":"Field operations with multiple autonomous underwater vehicles are often expensive and logistically complex, yet the development of decentralized control and estimation algorithms suitable for cooperating autonomous vehicles requires in situ testing and experimentation. Toward the goal of creating a field-deployable testbed for multi-vehicle control and estimation algorithms, a small, inexpensive autonomous underwater vehicle has been developed. Design features of the AUV are presented along with design trade-offs imposed by developing an AUV that is small, inexpensive, yet fully-field deployable.","PeriodicalId":261603,"journal":{"name":"2004 IEEE/OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37578)","volume":"308 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116257039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A notional scenario for the use of unmanned system groups in littoral warfare","authors":"S. Castelin, P. Bernstein","doi":"10.1109/AUV.2004.1431187","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUV.2004.1431187","url":null,"abstract":"The navy recognizes the value of unmanned systems and has begun to invest significantly in the research and development of unmanned and autonomous agents for navy missions. The technologies are maturing rapidly which would enable rapid, widespread introduction into the fleet. Future unmanned systems would be used both as semi-automated systems with significant operator supervision and as fully autonomous systems capable of performing entire missions without real-time operator assistance. These autonomous agents would be deployed in significant numbers and operate cooperatively to accomplish complex missions in the littoral (coastal) region. This paper would present a notional future scenario that would involve the operation of groups of unmanned systems. This scenario utilizes all types of unmanned systems (underwater, surface, ground, and air) to support an amphibious landing. The overall goal of the scenario is the identification of a clear path from a deep water area to the beach. The detection and localization of mines and/or obstacles in the littoral region is the goal of the unmanned system groups. The impact of multiple unmanned systems on this scenario are explored.","PeriodicalId":261603,"journal":{"name":"2004 IEEE/OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37578)","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121972963","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"COLREGS-based navigation of autonomous marine vehicles","authors":"M. Benjamin, J. Curcio","doi":"10.1109/AUV.2004.1431190","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUV.2004.1431190","url":null,"abstract":"This paper addresses the issue of autonomous control and safe navigation in an unmanned marine vehicle. Primarily it is concerned with the issue of effective collision avoidance. The first part of the paper examines known legal issues regarding autonomous marine vehicles, and the second part addresses how to provide an autonomous COLREGS capability in an autonomous marine vehicle.","PeriodicalId":261603,"journal":{"name":"2004 IEEE/OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37578)","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121534076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Popa, A. Sanderson, R. Komerska, S. Mupparapu, R. Blidberg, S. Chappel
{"title":"Adaptive sampling algorithms for multiple autonomous underwater vehicles","authors":"D. Popa, A. Sanderson, R. Komerska, S. Mupparapu, R. Blidberg, S. Chappel","doi":"10.1109/AUV.2004.1431201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUV.2004.1431201","url":null,"abstract":"Sampling is a critical problem in the observation of underwater phenomena using single or multiple AUV platforms. The determination of optimal paths and sampling strategies that effectively utilize available resources is critical to these missions. Recent work performed jointly at RPI and AUSI on the development of adaptive sampling algorithms (ASA) utilizes information measures, estimation theory, and potential fields to direct the robots to the locations in space most likely to yield information about the sensed field variable of interest. Typical sensory information can consist of spatial distribution of one or more field variables, such as salinity, dissolved oxygen, temperature, current, etc. In order to test our algorithms we have created the MATCON simulation environment, an underwater experimental platform using solar AUVs, and a land-based experimental testbed using inexpensive wheeled robots.","PeriodicalId":261603,"journal":{"name":"2004 IEEE/OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37578)","volume":"82 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115830053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Simulating communication during multiple AUV operations","authors":"E. Carlson, P. Beaujean, E. An","doi":"10.1109/AUV.2004.1431196","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUV.2004.1431196","url":null,"abstract":"Communication between multiple autonomous underwater vehicles is challenging and best addressed by considering it as a networking problem. Treating the vehicles as the nodes of an ad hoc network consolidates much of the complexity of the communication system in the network's routing protocol. We discuss the many issues associated with the development of routing protocols and consider some existing protocols. The number and duration of in situ trials necessary during the development, testing, evaluation and refinement of these protocols makes a simulation tool invaluable. The requirements of such a simulator are compared with the capabilities of several existing simulators. We propose the design for a new simulator and discuss its implementation.","PeriodicalId":261603,"journal":{"name":"2004 IEEE/OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37578)","volume":"137 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116271815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Navigation and control of multiple gliders in an underwater acoustic network","authors":"R. Bachmayer, J. Rice, R. Crebert, C. Fletchert","doi":"10.1109/AUV.2004.1431193","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUV.2004.1431193","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we report the results of a Seaweb undersea acoustic network deployed in February 2003 in the Gulf of Mexico during CFAV Quest cruise Q272. The goal of the experiments was to demonstrate a realization of an undersea acoustic network for communication, control and navigation. The network consisted of one surface vessel (i.e. CFAV Quest), two gateway buoys, several seafloor mounted repeater nodes and three underwater gliders as mobile nodes and a remote shore based control station at Webb Research Inc., Falmouth, Cape Cod, USA. During the course of the experiments various communication and control modes were successfully demonstrated. The network was successfully used to route signals and commands using line of sight communications with the CFAV Quest, as well as over the horizon access from an on-shore station at Cape Cod. Besides communications between buoys, ship, and a shore station, underwater gliders were utilized as mobile nodes in the network. Ranging, as well as, communication was successfully demonstrated using these mobile assets. In total, the three gliders logged a distance of more than 200 km during the course of a one-week experiment.","PeriodicalId":261603,"journal":{"name":"2004 IEEE/OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37578)","volume":"170 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126302019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jérôme Vaganay, John J. Leonard, Joseph Curcio, J. S. Willcox
{"title":"Experimental validation of the moving long base-line navigation concept","authors":"Jérôme Vaganay, John J. Leonard, Joseph Curcio, J. S. Willcox","doi":"10.1109/AUV.2004.1431194","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUV.2004.1431194","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the moving long base-line (MLBL) navigation concept as well as simulation and experimental results. This multiple vehicle navigation technique consists of using vehicles fitted with accurate navigation systems as moving reference transponders to which other vehicles, fitted with less capable navigation systems, can acoustically range to update their position. Reliable acoustic communications are mandatory for the real time implementation of this navigation scheme. However, while enabling MLBL, acoustic communications reduce the range update rate and introduce delays that need to be dealt with in the navigation algorithm. Simulation results show that relative navigation accuracy between vehicles can be maintained although the absolute navigation accuracy of each vehicle decreases over time. This is a key enabling factor for AOFNC missions where contacts are called by vehicles and re-acquired by other vehicles in real-time.","PeriodicalId":261603,"journal":{"name":"2004 IEEE/OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37578)","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126523682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Talk amongst yourselves: getting multiple autonomous vehicles to cooperate","authors":"C. Duarte, G. Martel, E. Eberbach, C. Buzzell","doi":"10.1109/AUV.2004.1431199","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUV.2004.1431199","url":null,"abstract":"This paper would describe our efforts to define a common control language (CCL), its interpreter/compiler integrated with an optimization planner using kQ-search. The objectives for this language is to provide the representation of missions, real-time mission re-directs and task allocation between an operator and multiple vehicles to support cooperative autonomous behavior.","PeriodicalId":261603,"journal":{"name":"2004 IEEE/OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37578)","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132565251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Mupparapu, S. Chappell, R. Komerska, D. Blidberg, R. Nitzel, C. Benton, D. Popa, A. Sanderson
{"title":"Autonomous systems monitoring and control (ASMAC) - an AUV fleet controller","authors":"S. Mupparapu, S. Chappell, R. Komerska, D. Blidberg, R. Nitzel, C. Benton, D. Popa, A. Sanderson","doi":"10.1109/AUV.2004.1431202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUV.2004.1431202","url":null,"abstract":"Monitoring and controlling multiple autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) can quickly become cumbersome, especially when dealing with missions extending over multiple days and when dealing with heterogeneous vehicles. The goal of ASMAC is to simplify this process so that it is easier for a user to monitor and control heterogeneous vehicles. ASMAC would achieve this through the use of a common control language (CCL) that provides a common interface to heterogeneous systems and interactive planning models to help the user in the mission planning phase. ASMAC would also interface to the cooperative AUV development concept (CADCON) simulation environment to help the user verify mission plans.","PeriodicalId":261603,"journal":{"name":"2004 IEEE/OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37578)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129501150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multi-AUV based cooperative observations","authors":"Son-cheol Yu, T. Ura, N. Yoshiaki","doi":"10.1109/AUV.2004.1431186","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUV.2004.1431186","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we propose a wired multi-AUV system and applications. AUVs are interconnected by a smart cable that contains fiber optics 3D positioning sensors. This cable connection enable to localization and communication of AUVs. Using this cable, we propose a hand-in-hand system (HS) for AUV localization and development to accomplish the given task. Experiments were carried out to demonstrate and confirm the efficiency of the proposed system.","PeriodicalId":261603,"journal":{"name":"2004 IEEE/OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37578)","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114705814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}