AUV test using real/virtual synthetic world

This paper proposes a method for the research of underwater robots using technique of testing real/virtual synthetic world. The world which is virtually created using the sensory information of both the real and a virtual world is called “synthetic world.” In this world, the robots behave as if they were swimming in the underwater-world even in the case they are deployed in a simple shaped testing-pool. By testing in the synthetic world, the efficiency of underwater systems´ development is improved because the software can be developed directly on the embedded computer system and the hardware and software cross-checking can be easily conducted. This paper shows the detailed descriptions and unique characteristics of the proposed testing method and the practical example for underwater robots