Title :
An unmanned underwater vehicle navigation and guidance system
Author :
Goodchild, C. ; Kerr, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Aerosp. Eng., Glasgow Univ., UK
Abstract :
This paper describes the development of a GPS/Sonar navigation system for an unmanned submarine. The system uses Differential Global Positioning System receivers, sonar data links and a radio telemetry system. Sea trials were carried out to prove the system concept and establish the target specification for an operational system
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; marine systems; mobile robots; navigation; Differential Global Positioning System; GPS; radio telemetry system; sonar data links; underwater vehicle navigation; unmanned submarine;
Conference_Titel :
Control and Guidance of Remotely Operated Vehicles, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
DOI :
10.1049/ic:19950801
