AUV Navigation Investment Strategy Roadmap

Abstract

Navigation is one of the fundamental roadblocks to development of AUV technology today. Improved navigation and coordination of multiple vehicles is essential to reduce space-time aliasing and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of ocean mapping and reconnaissance using AUVs. However, current navigation sensors for low-cost vehicles are inadequate for many mission objectives to be met. The ultimate goal is to create a generic, flexible, intelligent, cost-effective navigation capability for the widest range of AUV platforms and missions possible.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA625097

Entities

People

  • John J. Leonard

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Navigation
  • Algorithms
  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Control Systems
  • Data Fusion
  • Guidance
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Investments
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Platforms
  • Reconnaissance
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • Space