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
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;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2010
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4332-1
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2010.5664348
