Autonomous Underwater Vehicles: An Application of Intelligent Control Technology
Healey_Autonomous_1996.pdf (696.2Kb)Abstract
This paper provides an overview of
some of the missions and vehicle control
functionality being considered for the rapidly
developing technology of Autonomous
Underwater Vehicles. Spawned from the
availability of small embedded processors and
the increasing capabilities of underwater
communications, these small untethered
vehicles are expected to play a role as a force
multiplier in expanding our ability to survey
ocean areas. Missions expected to become viable
in the near future include environmental
monitoring, underwater inspection, geological
survey as well as the current focus on military
missions in mine countermeasures and
remediation.
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