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: Received: 13 August 2021 / Approved: 16 August 2021 / Online: 16 August 2021 (11:53:38 CEST)
How to cite:
Yokota, Y.; Matsuda, T. Underwater Communication Using UAV to Realize High-speed AUV Deployment. Preprints2021, 2021080330. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202108.0330.v1
Yokota, Y.; Matsuda, T. Underwater Communication Using UAV to Realize High-speed AUV Deployment. Preprints 2021, 2021080330. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202108.0330.v1
Yokota, Y.; Matsuda, T. Underwater Communication Using UAV to Realize High-speed AUV Deployment. Preprints2021, 2021080330. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202108.0330.v1
APA Style
Yokota, Y., & Matsuda, T. (2021). Underwater Communication Using UAV to Realize High-speed AUV Deployment. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202108.0330.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Yokota, Y. and Takumi Matsuda. 2021 "Underwater Communication Using UAV to Realize High-speed AUV Deployment" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202108.0330.v1
Abstract
To monitor the detail information in the sea and on the seafloor, sensors are generally installed on Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). AUV cannot accurately grasp the absolute position and needs to communicate with the sea-surface vehicle. However, the sea-surface vehicle cannot perform observation operations at high speed and with high efficiency due to low mobility and high human and financial costs. From this perspective, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has possibilities as the next-generation platform. In this study, we conducted a demonstration experiment to use UAV as a sea-surface base for AUV’s underwater communication. We additionally verified the capability of UAV, which can land on and separate from the sea surface, as a drifting buoy to monitor underwater data. Experiment results and obtained data suggest that UAV is suitable for a research operation near the coastal region in terms of position keeping ability, performance against sway, and operation speed as a communication base. To carry out more complicated work (transportation of AUV, etc.) with UAV, new research and development such as weight reduction of AUV will be required.
Keywords
UAV; AUV; underwater communication; buoy
Subject
Engineering, Marine Engineering
Copyright:
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