Title :
AUVs-the maturity of the technology
Author :
Wernli, Robert L.
Author_Institution :
Space & Naval Warfare Syst. Center, San Diego, CA, USA
Abstract :
The development of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), and their introduction into the military and offshore markets, has been a slow and costly process. The paper provides an overview of those using and developing AUVs, discusses the state of the art, and provides a projection on where the technology is heading and the hurdles it must overcome to reach maturity
Keywords :
mobile robots; remotely operated vehicles; technological forecasting; underwater vehicles; autonomous underwater vehicles; military market; offshore market; state-of-the-art; Costs; Energy storage; Humans; Laboratories; Nervous system; Physics; Power systems; Remotely operated vehicles; Space technology; Underwater vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '99 MTS/IEEE. Riding the Crest into the 21st Century
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5628-4
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1999.799730
