Visible to the public A Simulator for Swarm AUVs Acoustic Communication Networking

TitleA Simulator for Swarm AUVs Acoustic Communication Networking
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsLi, Guannan, Liu, Jun, Wang, Xue, Xu, Hongli, Cui, Jun-Hong
Conference NameProceedings of the 11th ACM International Conference on Underwater Networks & Systems
PublisherACM
Conference LocationNew York, NY, USA
ISBN Number978-1-4503-4637-5
Keywordsacoustic communication, acoustic coupling, AUV, Human Behavior, modular-based design, pubcrawl, Resiliency, scalabilty, Simulator, swarm robotics
Abstract

This paper presents a simulator for swarm operations designed to verify algorithms for a swarm of autonomous underwater robots (AUVs), specifically for constructing an underwater communication network with AUVs carrying acoustic communication devices. This simulator consists of three nodes: a virtual vehicle node (VV), a virtual environment node (VE), and a visual showing node (VS). The modular design treats AUV models as a combination of virtual equipment. An expert acoustic communication simulator is embedded in this simulator, to simulate scenarios with dynamic acoustic communication nodes. The several simulations we have performed demonstrate that this simulator is easy to use and can be further improved.

URLhttp://doi.acm.org/10.1145/2999504.3001075
DOI10.1145/2999504.3001075
Citation Keyli_simulator_2016