Title :
AUV deployed marking and homing to targets
Author :
Rauch, C.G. ; Austin, Tom ; Grosenbaugh, M.A. ; Jaffre, F. ; Stokey, Roger ; MacDonald, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Woods Hole Oceanogr. Instn., Woods Hole, MA
Abstract :
A new modular payload is being developed for a REMUS 600 AUV to facilitate acoustic marking of a target for later inspection by a subsequent AUV. The marker facilitates precision acoustic homing for a follow-on AUV to offset navigation errors that may have accumulated in the DCL (Detect, Classify, Localization) AUV. The markers being developed are small in size allowing 6-10 markers to be housed in a single modular payload for installation on a DCL AUV.
Keywords :
inspection; remotely operated vehicles; underwater vehicles; acoustic marking; autonomous underwater vehicles; detect classify localization; inspection; modular payload; precision acoustic homing; Acoustic signal detection; Batteries; Geometry; Navigation; Payloads; Prototypes; Sea floor; Testing; Transducers; Transponders;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2008
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2619-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2620-1
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2008.5151831
