Optical Based Pose Detection For Multiple Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
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1. An optical communication instrumentation system for leader-follower formations of unmanned underwater vehicles comprising,a leader unmanned underwater vehicle and a follower unmanned underwater vehicle,a light source mounted on the leader unmanned underwater vehicle producing a 3-dimensional light field,an optical detector array mounted on the follower unmanned underwater vehicle for detecting the light fieldan algorithm for controlling and detecting distance and controlling motion and orientation between the leader unmanned underwater vehicles and the follower unmanned underwater vehicle.
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A system and method for optical communication between multiple UUVs, more specifically, for leader-follower formations between UUVs. The system focuses on the characterization and modeling of a 1-dimensional and/or 3-dimensional light field produced from a light source mounted on a Leader UUV, which is detected by one or more follower UUVs. Communication algorithms are used to monitor the UUV'"'"'s motion and orientation utilizing simulators, look up tables, and the like. A variety of detectors arrays can be used in a variety of wavelengths depending on the desired application.
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1. An optical communication instrumentation system for leader-follower formations of unmanned underwater vehicles comprising,
a leader unmanned underwater vehicle and a follower unmanned underwater vehicle, a light source mounted on the leader unmanned underwater vehicle producing a 3-dimensional light field, an optical detector array mounted on the follower unmanned underwater vehicle for detecting the light field an algorithm for controlling and detecting distance and controlling motion and orientation between the leader unmanned underwater vehicles and the follower unmanned underwater vehicle.
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