AUV's - The Maturity of the Technology

Abstract

The development of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), and their introduction into the military and offshore markets, has been a slow and costly process. This paper will provide an overview of those using and developing AUVs, discuss the state-of-the-art, and provide a projection on where the technology is heading and the hurdles it must overcome to reach maturity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 16, 1999
Accession Number
ADA376891

Entities

People

  • Robert L. Wernli

Organizations

  • Naval Information Warfare Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Autonomous Vehicles
  • Computers
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Energy
  • Energy Storage
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navigation
  • Navy
  • Offshore
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
  • Unmanned Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Economics
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers