High-capacity underwater radio communication technology for cooperative swarm control of autonomous unmanned vehicles

• Project/Area Number: 24K17455
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 24020:Marine engineering-related
• Research Institution: Kyushu Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: 廣瀬 幸 九州工業大学, 大学院工学研究院, 准教授 (80804541)
• Project Period (FY): 2024-04-01 – 2029-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000); Fiscal Year 2028: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000); Fiscal Year 2027: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
• Keywords: 海中電磁波通信 / 大容量通信

Outline of Research at the Start

再現性可能な通信テスト環境を構築し，理論解析と実験的評価により群AUV間における大容量の通信技術を確立する．AUV間通信は長距離である必要はないことから，電波技術として近距離MIMO(Multi Input Multi Output)通信技術を検討し，海中における大容量通信の基盤技術開発を遂行する．