Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology

Marine Systems Engineering Laboratory, University of New HampshireJune 24-27, 1985

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Papers
Unmanned untethered submersible systems,  Jean Louis Michel and Jean Jarry,  pp. 2-9
Systems overview of unmanned, untethered submersibles,  G. M. Stenovec,  pp. 10-22
Large area low-cost programmed free unmanned vehicle design,  Dimitri Rebikoff,  pp. 23-29
An untethered remotely operated data measurement and transmission system - Project vector,  R. M. Dunbar,  pp. 30-35
A project to demonstrate autonomous obstacle avoidance,  William J. Herr and Kenneth C. Youngmann,  pp. 36-45
Autonomous vehicles for underwater search and survey,  Stephen H. Eppig,  pp. 46-60
The fast profiler,  Joshua K. Hoyt and Albert M. Bradley,  pp. 61-69
Use of a six-degree-of-freedom simulation model as a diagnostic tool for interpreting field test data: Determination of open-loop stability and center-of-gravity variations,  Douglas E. Humphreys and Kenneth W. Watkinson,  pp. 70-96
Towards unmanned untethered work vehicles,  Eric Jackson,  pp. 97-108
Considerations for acquisition and processing of side scan sonar data by an autonomous submersible,  James M. Glynn,  pp. 109-113
Autonomously recorded side scan sonar on an untethered submersible (ARSUS),  Bradford Nichols and Kirsten Jensen,  pp. 114-123
Simulation of multipath channels terminated by narrow beam non-parametric transducers,  J. S. Collins and K. H. V. Booth,  pp. 124-139
Video communications for the untethered submersible rover,  R. M. Dunbar and A. Settery,  pp. 140-149
The effect of acoustic transmission errors on reduced bandwidth image data,  Michael P. Shevenell,  pp. 150-169
Underwater acoustic communication using sliding discrete fourier transform,  A. Zielinski and M. Caldera,  pp. 170-183
Robust trajectory control of underwater vehicles,  Dana R. Yoerger, Jean-Jacques E. Slotine, James B. Newman, and Hagen Schempf,  pp. 184-197
Simulation on the motion characteristics of an unmanned untethered submersible,  N. Tanaka, M. Mochizuki, and T. Oda,  pp. 198-222
Continuing program of the dolphin semi submersible,  Clinton C. Thomas,  pp. 223-229
Wide bandwidth positioning systems for space and underwater vehicles,  H. Kazerooni and T. B. Sheridan,  pp. 230-244
Technology developments in intelligent machine systems,  Thomas G. Bartholet,  pp. 245-256
An intelligent guidance system utilising sector scan sonar image interpretation,  G. T. Russell and D. M. Lane,  pp. 257-271
An architecture for autonomous vehicle navigation,  Anthony Stentz and Chuck Thorpe,  pp. 272-283
AI programming vs. conventional programming for autonomous vehicles - Trade-off issues,  Martin J. Dudziak, T. Renee Fields, and Kenneth C. Youngmann,  pp. 284-296
A hierarchical knowledge-based system for the guidance and control of an unmanned untethered submersible,  D. Richard Blidberg and Robert W. Corell,  pp. 297-308
A supervisor module for an autonomous vehicle,  Steven G. Chappell,  pp. 309-323
Knowledge-based data assessment for an autonomous underwater vehicle,  Brian Otis,  pp. 324-333
Control software in the ARCS vehicle,  Bob Thomas,  pp. 334-342
AMPS - A small nuclear reactor based autonomous marine power source for sub-sea vehicle applications,  A. G. MacDonald and G. A. Kastner,  pp. 344-357
Closing summary,  Robert W. Corell,  pp. 358-366