Terrain Aided Navigation for Remus Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

Abstract

This research investigates the ability to create an undersea bathymetry map and navigate relative to the map. This is known as terrain aided navigation (TAN). In our particular case, the goal was for an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to reduce positional uncertainty through the use of downward-looking swath sonar and employing TAN techniques. This is considered important for undersea operations where positioning systems such as GPS are either not available or difficult to put in place. There are several challenges associated with TAN that are presented: The image processing necessary to extract altitude data from the sonar image, the initial building of the bathymetry map, incorporating a system and measurement model that takes into consideration AUV motion and sensor uncertainty and near-optimal, real-time estimation algorithms. The thesis presents a methodology coupled with analysis on datasets collected from joint Naval Postgraduate School/National Aeronautical Space Administration experimentation conducted at the Aquarius undersea habitat near Key Largo, Florida.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA608055

Entities

People

  • Jacob T. Juriga

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Computational Complexity
  • Computational Science
  • Dead Reckoning
  • Guidance
  • Image Processing
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Information Processing
  • Kalman Filters
  • Mathematical Filters
  • Navigation
  • Seabed
  • Sequential Monte Carlo Methods
  • Three Dimensional
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Computer Vision.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers