Title :
Incorporation of global positioning system into autonomous underwater vehicle navigation
Author :
Kwak, S.H. ; McKeon, J.B. ; Clynch, J.R. ; Mcghee, R.B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Oceanogr., US Naval Postgrad. Sch., Monterey, CA, USA
Abstract :
The authors provide a brief introduction to the global positioning system (GPS). In addition, the issues of incorporating GPS into autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) navigation are explored. Test results conducted on a stationary GPS receiver are analyzed for suitability in AUV navigation. These results meet the minimum criteria of AUV employment as established. It was demonstrated that small, low-cost, low-power GPS receivers, in general, are suitable for AUV applications. In addition, a system design that the Naval Postgraduate School is now pursuing to incorporate GPS into AUV navigation is presented
Keywords :
marine systems; radionavigation; AUV navigation; Naval Postgraduate School; autonomous underwater vehicle navigation; global positioning system; radionavigation; Computer science; Dead reckoning; Global Positioning System; Gravity; Satellite navigation systems; Sensor systems; Sonar measurements; Sonar navigation; Underwater vehicles; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Technology, 1992. AUV '92., Proceedings of the 1992 Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0704-6
DOI :
10.1109/AUV.1992.225224
