Vol. 58 No. 1 (2021)   New Products & Technologies
Technical Papers

Low-speed, Low-altitude AUV Control

KAZUKI EGUCHI
YUSUKE YASHIRO
SHUSAKU YASUDA
ICHIRO AWAYA
TAKEHIRO ADACHI
YOSHIAKI YAMAUCHI

An autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is an unmanned, self-driving submersible mainly used for exploration of offshore resources and defense purposes. Global demand for AUVs is projected to increase by about 37% between 2018 and 2022. In recent years, there has been increasing demand for low-speed operations at low altitudes. Technology enabling the stable control of the vehicles under a tidal environment is required to make such operations possible.