Design of a μAUV

This paper introduces the mechanical and electronic design and the programming of a very small autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The μAUV was used as a demonstrator for artificial intelligence approaches in underwater robotic applications on the 2007 CeBIT fair. In addition we present our first experimental results which provide insights in the special conditions which apply on very small underwater robot systems.

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