Shallow Water Bathymetry using the REMUS 100 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

Abstract

This report describes assessments of a REMUS 100 autonomous underwater vehicle owned by DSTO as a tool for hydrographic survey. It concludes that DSTO?s vehicle as currently configured cannot meet horizontal and vertical uncertainty standards for Special Order and Order 1 surveys as defined by the International Hydrographic Organization. In particular, the GPS sensor and the depth sensor are deficient and should be upgraded if the vehicle is to be used for hydrographic surveying. The settings of the Doppler velocity log should also be optimized to provide the best altitude resolution, or a dedicated single-beam echo sounder should be integrated into the vehicle. Hydrographic vehicles such as the REMUS 100-S and the Gavia are more appropriately configured for this application.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA604237

Entities

People

  • Michael M Bell

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Altitude
  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Dead Reckoning
  • Grids
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Seabed
  • Shallow Water
  • Sonar
  • Standards
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Vehicle Tracks

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Oceanography.

Technology Areas

  • Space