Design and implementation of an information sharing system between underwater vehicles and surface ships using the automatic identification system

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K18327
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Naval and maritime engineering
• Research Institution: National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology
• Principal Investigator: Okamoto Akihiro 国立研究開発法人海上・港湾・航空技術研究所, その他部局等, 研究員 (40734215)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: AUV / AIS / ASM / 音響通信 / 音響測位

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are exploited to investigate the ocean seafloor. There is a risk that AUVs collide with ships when they are floating to the ocean surface. Therefore, an information sharing system between AUVs and ships is required to avoid such dangerous situation. In this study, we designed and implement the system using underwater acoustic communication and binary messages of the automatic identification system (AIS).
In an actual sea trial, AIS information of ships was transmitted from a support vessel to an AUV cruising at a depth of approximately 400 meters via acoustic communication. we verified that AUVs could recognize navigational information generated by AIS on ships while at under sea.

Free Research Field

海中海底工学、海事システム