Specification of multiple AUV strategies for search of freshwater oceanic sources

• Author(s): Eduardo Silva ; Alfredo Manuel Martins ; J. Almeida ; João Tasso Sousa ; Fernando Lobo Pereira
• Date: 2003
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10216/71605
• Origin: Repositório Aberto da Universidade do Porto
• Subject(s): Ciências Tecnológicas
• Document Type: Conference Object
• Language: English

Description

System and mission requirements for the use of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) were defined. A requirement analysis was done having in mind the definition of search methodologies involving multiple cooperating vehicles. Control and navigation issues were addressed. Various search strategies were proposed and analyzed in terms of control, navigation and overall system requirements.