Vehicle and Mission Control of the DELFIM Autonomous Surface Craft
- 1 June 2006
- conference paper
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Vol. 36, 1-6
Abstract
DELFIM is an autonomous surface craft developed at ISR/IST for automatic marine data acquisition and to serve as an acoustic relay between submerged craft and a support vessel. The paper describes the navigation, guidance, and control systems of the vehicle, together with the mission control system that allows end-users to seamlessly program and run scientific missions at sea. Practical results obtained during sea tests in the Atlantic, near Azores islands, are briefly summarized and discussed.Keywords
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