Autonomous Underwater Vehicle navigation: A review

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) have been focused on by research efforts because of their extensive applications in scientific, commercial as well as military fields. However, due to the complexity of underwater environments, AUV navigation remains a challenging problem. This review first pres...

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Published inOcean engineering Vol. 273; p. 113861
Main Authors Zhang, Bingbing, Ji, Daxiong, Liu, Shuo, Zhu, Xinke, Xu, Wen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2023
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AUV navigation
Cooperative Navigation
Dead Reckoning
Integrated Navigation
Map-Matching Navigation
Signal-Based Navigation
Signal-Based Navigation
AUV navigation
Dead Reckoning
Map-Matching Navigation
Cooperative Navigation
Integrated Navigation
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Summary:Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) have been focused on by research efforts because of their extensive applications in scientific, commercial as well as military fields. However, due to the complexity of underwater environments, AUV navigation remains a challenging problem. This review first presents a comprehensive description of the three classical techniques of AUV navigation, i.e., Dead Reckoning, Signal-Based Navigation, and Map-Matching Navigation. In what follows, an in-depth survey of Integrated Navigation is given. Furthermore, a thorough discussion on Cooperative Navigation is also detailed along with an analysis of its capabilities and limitations. Finally, recent significant challenges of AUV navigation and further research directions are summarized. •Different AUV navigation methods are reviewed and compared.•Integrated Navigation is analyzed.•Cooperative Navigation is surveyed.•Significant challenges of AUV navigation are presented.
ISSN:0029-8018
1873-5258
DOI:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2023.113861