Implementation of an Underwater Acoustic Network using Multiple Heterogeneous Vehicles

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2012

Authors

Nuno A Cruz (Author) FEUP; Bruno M Ferreira (Author) Other; Anibal C Matos (Author) FEUP; Chiara Petrioli (Author) Other; Roberto Petroccia (Author) Other; Daniele Spaccini (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: 2012 OCEANS

MTS/IEEE Oceans Conference

Virginia Beach, VA, OCT 14-19, 2012

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Other engineering and technologies

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Authenticus ID: P-005-470

DOI: 10.1109/oceans.2012.6405107

Abstract (EN): In this paper we investigate the creation of an heterogeneous underwater network with static and mobile assets cooperating together in coordinated missions using acoustic links. Each underwater device combines communication, networking, and sensing capabilities, and cooperates with the other devices to accomplish a given task. The flexibility and capability of the proposed system allows to overcome the limitations of commercial solutions currently available in the market which typically focus on point to point communications. SUNSET framework has been used to provide acoustic communication and networking capabilities to AUVs, ASVs and moored systems developed by the Oceans Systems Group, at the University of Porto, in Portugal. New solutions have been developed and tested allowing to combine together acoustic data transmission and ranging estimation, to control the underwater nodes acoustically and to instruct the vehicles on keeping a given formation using acoustic links. To validate the proposed approach several experiments with increasing complexity have been conducted at the laboratory and in the field. The experimental results confirm the validity, efficiency and reliability of the proposed solution opening to several possibilities for future developments.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 10