Analysis of the Divetracker Acoustical Navigation System for the NPS AUV.

Abstract

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) require an accurate navigation system for operating in mine fields located in the near suff zone very shallow water. This research project examined the precision, performance characteristics, and reliability of a low cost, commercially produced, acoustical navigation system called 'DiveTracker'. The DiveTracker acoustical navigation system provides both an acoustical short baseline operator and the AUV with position data on a 1 hertz update rate. Experiments conducted on the DiveTracker system included static and dynamic tests which examined the system's ability to accurately measure distances and track a moving AUV under water.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA308222

Entities

People

  • Jerome Zinni

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Dynamic Tests
  • Navigation
  • Precision
  • Reliability
  • Shallow Water
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • Vehicles
  • Water

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