Research programs at MIT, the University of New Hampshire and the Naval Ocean Systems Center are currently addressing issues of theory, systems development and applications of untethered, unmanned, underwater vehicles. The system configurations described here appropriately differ from one another because different missions are forseen for the various vehicles. There is however a common approach to command and control: all the investigators rely directly or by implication in computer control systems. Microprocessors are essential for dealing with the other common theme of the research, namely, how can human operators remote from semiautonomous or supervised machines communicate effectively with them to provide appropriate command and control. The use of multiple microprocessors will allow a modular approach to system building and allow some standardization of hardware and software. Appropriate microprocessor/transducer modules would permit the system builder to have the sonar equivalent of a standard modem with all of the error detection and correcting activities carried out by that control module. It is hoped that a common programming language will be used to develop user software. (DePo)


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    Title :

    Some federally sponsored research programs for unmanned underwater vehicles


    Additional title:

    Von der US Regierung gefoerderte Forschungsprogramme fuer unbemannte Unterwasserfahrzeuge


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    Publication date :

    1980


    Size :

    40 Seiten


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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