Results of the 1st ONR-AUVSI Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition

Abstract

The long-term goal of this effort is to create an annual event that will challenge students to advance the technologies associated with autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and related systems as well as draw attention to developments in AUV technologies. We created a multi-faceted competition scenario that would be achievable but very unlikely to be completed in its entirety. The intent was to sufficiently challenge not only smaller or less advanced academic programs but larger, more-advanced institutions as well. The specific objectives were to demonstrate systems and technologies related to autonomous navigation, some level of intelligence and self-correction, and the ability to conduct a survey of a given zone and determine a maximum depth.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA550839

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  • Daryl Davidson

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  • Autonomy

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  • Autonomous Navigation
  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Cameras
  • Competition
  • Information Operations
  • Navigation
  • Oceanography
  • Students
  • Underwater Cameras
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
  • Unmanned Vehicles
  • Vehicle Design
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