Mine Counter Measure Path Planning and Optimal Control in Uncertain and Dynamic Maritime Environments

Abstract

Autonomous maritime vehicles facilitate Mine Counter Measure (MCM) operations. MCM operations often occur in complex environments that present significant guidance and control challenges due to potentially unknown and dynamic no-entry zones. The dynamic environment and evolving mission parameters/objectives necessitate online feedback-based approaches for replanning and execution. This proposal focuses on adaptive approximate optimal guidance/control laws along with associated function approximation methods for autonomous MCM operations.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Jun 10, 2016
Source ID
N000141612091

Entities

People

  • Warren E Dixon

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research
  • United States Navy
  • University of Florida

Tags

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • Robotics and Automation.