Rapid Deployment and Extended Autonomy for Single and Multiple Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUVs) (Navy)
Abstract
Evaluate a module for autonomous mission planning that integrates with the existing Common Operator Interface Navy (COIN) tool to permit adaptive mission execution with unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs). In addition to demonstrating new behaviors and algorithms, including automated target recognition (ATR), the tool will be adapted to provide an open and modular interface for third-party autonomy algorithms, supporting application of ongoing Navy efforts or competition of future capabilities. The effort aims to increase UUV mission capabilities through autonomy and provide an interface for application of existing Navy adaptive behaviors to improve fielding efforts. This is expected to be reflected in system performance as a 33 percent decrease in mine countermeasures (MCM) total mission time and a 33 percent decrease in human-caused pre-programming errors without degradation of system key performance parameters. Based on reported present capabilities and open integration model, the effort is also estimated to avoid RDT&E and Operations and Support costs worth over $2.000 million.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2014
- Source ID
- 4383d836fb930216bb6856dff49c89a4