Aspect Determination Using a Beacon with a Spiral Wave Front: Modeling and Performance Analysis in Operational Environments

Abstract

The goal of this project was to develop a spiral-wave front beacon for UUV navigation. Over the course of this project, the spiral beacon was brought from drawing board to prototype in collaboration with Ben Dzikowicz at NRL. The performance of the beacon has been evaluated and tested both in a series of field experiments and through numerical simulations. The final stage of this project brought the spiral beacon from a technical readiness level (TRL) of 4, component and/or breadboard validation in laboratory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 19, 2014
Accession Number
ADA626830

Entities

People

  • Brian Todd Hefner

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Navigation
  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Acoustic Waves
  • Acoustics
  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Composite Materials
  • Electronic Mail
  • Geometry
  • Guidance
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Radio Navigation
  • Test Facilities
  • Unmanned Maritime Systems
  • Unmanned Surface Vehicles
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Software Engineering.