DocumentCode
3532687
Title
Autonomous underwater vehicle minimum-time navigation in a current field
Author
Blanco, Max ; Wilson, Philip A.
Author_Institution
Fluid-Struct. Interactions Group, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
fYear
2010
fDate
20-23 Sept. 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
The problem of navigation in a spatially variable current is reviewed, and for a certain class of mathematically-describable functions, solved for minimum time in closed form.
Keywords
electric current; electric fields; navigation; optimisation; remotely operated vehicles; underwater vehicles; autonomous underwater vehicle; navigation problem; spatially variable current; Current distribution; Equations; Mathematical model; Navigation; Oceans; Performance analysis; Vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OCEANS 2010
Conference_Location
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-4332-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS.2010.5664348
Filename
5664348
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