Antisubmarine warfare applications for autonomous underwater vehicles: The GLINT09 sea trial results

Journal of Field Robotics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 890-902

  Hamilton, Michael J ^a   Kemna, Stephanie ^a   Hughes, David ^a  

^a NATO UNDERSEA RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATIONS; ACOUSTIC SOURCES; ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARES; AT-SEA EXPERIMENT; AUTONOMOUS BEHAVIORS; BATTERY LIFE; DISTRIBUTED SENSOR SYSTEM; EMBEDDED HARDWARE; FULLY OPERATIONAL; HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE; RAPID DEVELOPMENT; REAL EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEMS; REALTIME PROCESSING; RESEARCH CENTRES; SEA TRIAL; SONAR SIGNAL PROCESSING; TARGET LOCALIZATION; TOWED ARRAY;

SENSORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SONAR; SUBMERSIBLES; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS; UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT; WATER CRAFT;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES;

EID: 78650131067     PISSN: 15564959     EISSN: 15564967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rob.20362     Document Type: Article

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