Initial evaluation of the new real-time tracking gradiometer designed for small unmanned underwater vehicles

Proceedings of MTS/IEEE OCEANS, 2005

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 1956-1962

  Allen, G I ^a   Sulzberger, G ^a   Bono, J T ^a   Pray, J S ^a   Clem, T R ^a  

^a NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES; MAGNETIC SENSORS; MINES; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TRACKING (POSITION);

REAL TIME TRACKING GRADIOMETER; REFERENCE SENSORS; SHALLOW WATER MINEHUNTING; UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLES (UUV);

MAGNETOMETERS;

EID: 33947171094     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/OCEANS.2005.1640046     Document Type: Conference Paper

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