Title :
A simulation environment for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Author :
Kobialka, Hans-Ulrich ; Wunderlich, Thorsten
Author_Institution :
Fraunhofer Inst. Intelligente Analyse- und Informations Syst. (IAIS), St. Augustin, Germany
Abstract :
This paper gives an overview of the AUV-framework, a simulation environment for the evaluation of concepts regarding AUVs. An infrastructure of functionalities (maps, interface to kinematics, communication between multiple AUVs) supports the development of autonomous control.
Keywords :
mobile robots; multi-robot systems; robot kinematics; underwater vehicles; autonomous control; autonomous underwater vehicle; multiple AUV-framework; robot kinematics; simulation environment; Analytical models; Kinematics; Marine vehicles; Mobile robots; Remotely operated vehicles; Sea floor; Sonar detection; Sonar measurements; Tin; Underwater vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2009 - EUROPE
Conference_Location :
Bremen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2522-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2523-5
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANSE.2009.5278215
