Autonomous underwater vehicle collision avoidance for under-ice exploration

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment

Volumn 222, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 53-66

  Pebody, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomous underwater vehicle; Collision avoidance; Obstacle avoidance; Underwater navigation; Underwater robotics

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES; COLLISION AVOIDANCE; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; SUBMERSIBLE MOTORS; SUBMERSIBLES; UNDERWATER BALLISTICS; UNDERWATER CONSTRUCTION; UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT; UNDERWATER STRUCTURES; VEHICLES; WATER CRAFT; ARCTIC VEHICLES; ICE; ROBOTS;

ARCTIC SEA; AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE (AUV); GREEN LAND; OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE (OA); TECHNIQUES USED; UNDERWATER VEHICLES;

ICE; AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES;

ARCTIC SEA; AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES (AUV); ICE KEELS; NORTHEAST GREENLAND; PLANNED MISSIONS; UNDERWATER NAVIGATION; UNDERWATER ROBOTICS; UNDERWATER VEHICLES;

EID: 47249084777     PISSN: 14750902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/14750902JEME81     Document Type: Article

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