Autonomous underwater vehicles as tools for deep-submergence archaeology

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

Volumn 224, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 327-340

  Roman, C ^a   Mather, R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

autonomous underwater vehicles; deep submergence archaeology; mine hunting technologies; towed side scan sonars

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE; DEEP-SUBMERGENCE ARCHAEOLOGY; EFFECTIVE TOOL; MAPPING CAPABILITIES; MARINE ARCHAEOLOGY; SPECIFIC DESIGN; TOOLSUITE; TOWED SIDE-SCAN SONARS; TOWED SYSTEM; AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES (AUVS); DESIGN CRITERIA; MINE HUNTINGS; SIDE SCAN SONAR;

HISTORY; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; SONAR; SUBMERSIBLES; SURVEYS; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS; UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT; WATER CRAFT; VEHICLES;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES;

EID: 78149247248     PISSN: 14750902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/14750902JEME202     Document Type: Article

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