Study on wireless data transmission of an autonomous water vehicle for ocean observation

Author

Gu, Wei ; Wang, Jianhua ; Chu, Jianxin ; Huang, Xixia

Author_Institution

Marine Technol. & Control Eng. Key Lab., Shanghai Maritime Univ., Shanghai, China

fYear

2008

fDate

15-18 Sept. 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

In this paper, a wireless data transmission system used in unmanned surface vehicles is presented. To improve reliability, wireless local network based on IP is employed. Through interface protocol, multi-modal data from different observation instruments or equipments are converted into the uniform specification suitable for transmission. Different control methods of data transmission are discussed. Experiment results from a unmanned surface vehicle sailing in the Yangtze River estuary show that the wireless data transmission system is suitable for applicable use.

Keywords

mobile robots; oceanographic techniques; remotely operated vehicles; underwater vehicles; wireless LAN; Yangtze River estuary; autonomous water vehicle; interface protocol; multi-modal data; ocean observation; unmanned surface vehicles; wireless data transmission system; wireless local network; Data communication; Instruments; Marine vehicles; Mobile robots; Ocean temperature; Remotely operated vehicles; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Water pollution; Wireless communication; Data interface; Data process; Ocean observation; Unmanned surface vehicle; Wireless transmission;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2008

Conference_Location

Quebec City, QC

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2619-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2620-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.2008.5151840

Filename

5151840