A Case Study on Three-Dimensional Single-Beacon Localization for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles. (October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yu, Huapeng; Han, Chao
• Is Part Of: IOP conference series. Volume 646(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-10
• Subjects: Materials science -- Periodicals; 620.1105
• DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/646/1/012061
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1757-8981

Abstract

Abstract: Circular trajectory is most frequently used when an autonomous underwater vehicle calibrates positions of underwater acoustic beacons or corrects its own navigation errors using beacons. However, the space-time effect on control and navigation data processing and the impact of the angle of attack on three-dimensional localization performance of AUVs have rarely been mentioned in previous studies. To improve the three dimensional localization performance of AUVs with a single-beacon aiding, methods for space-time trade-offs from a control perspective and determination of the optimal angle of attack are investigated in this study. Through theoretical deduction aided with numerical simulation, concerned quantitative values with their corresponding preconditions are given, and some general conclusions which can greatly improve the navigation capability of AUVs have been made.