A Survey on Unmanned Underwater Vehicles: Challenges, Enabling Technologies, and Future Research Directions
Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) are becoming increasingly important for a variety of applications, including ocean exploration, mine detection, and military surveillance. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive examination of the technologies that enable the operation of UUVs. We begin by int...
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| author | Arif Wibisono Md. Jalil Piran Hyoung-Kyu Song Byung Moo Lee |
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| description | Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) are becoming increasingly important for a variety of applications, including ocean exploration, mine detection, and military surveillance. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive examination of the technologies that enable the operation of UUVs. We begin by introducing various types of unmanned vehicles capable of functioning in diverse environments. Subsequently, we delve into the underlying technologies necessary for unmanned vehicles operating in underwater environments. These technologies encompass communication, propulsion, dive systems, control systems, sensing, localization, energy resources, and supply. We also address general technical approaches and research contributions within this domain. Furthermore, we present a comprehensive overview of related work, survey methodologies employed, research inquiries, statistical trends, relevant keywords, and supporting articles that substantiate both broad and specific assertions. Expanding on this, we provide a detailed and coherent explanation of the operational framework of UUVs and their corresponding supporting technologies, with an emphasis on technical descriptions. We then evaluate the existing gaps in the performance of supporting technologies and explore the recent challenges associated with implementing the Thorp model for the distribution of shared resources, specifically in communication and energy domains. We also address the joint design of operations involving unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and UUVs, which necessitate collaborative research endeavors to accomplish mission objectives. This analysis highlights the need for future research efforts in these areas. Finally, we outline several critical research questions that warrant exploration in future studies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c19a00097419488b9c5150a8d444aae12023-11-19T08:48:18ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202023-08-012317732110.3390/s23177321A Survey on Unmanned Underwater Vehicles: Challenges, Enabling Technologies, and Future Research DirectionsArif Wibisono0Md. Jalil Piran1Hyoung-Kyu Song2Byung Moo Lee3Department of Intelligent Mechatronics Engineering and Convergence Engineering for Intelligent Drone, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Information and Communication Engineering and Convergence Engineering for Intelligent Drone, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Intelligent Mechatronics Engineering and Convergence Engineering for Intelligent Drone, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of KoreaUnmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) are becoming increasingly important for a variety of applications, including ocean exploration, mine detection, and military surveillance. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive examination of the technologies that enable the operation of UUVs. We begin by introducing various types of unmanned vehicles capable of functioning in diverse environments. Subsequently, we delve into the underlying technologies necessary for unmanned vehicles operating in underwater environments. These technologies encompass communication, propulsion, dive systems, control systems, sensing, localization, energy resources, and supply. We also address general technical approaches and research contributions within this domain. Furthermore, we present a comprehensive overview of related work, survey methodologies employed, research inquiries, statistical trends, relevant keywords, and supporting articles that substantiate both broad and specific assertions. Expanding on this, we provide a detailed and coherent explanation of the operational framework of UUVs and their corresponding supporting technologies, with an emphasis on technical descriptions. We then evaluate the existing gaps in the performance of supporting technologies and explore the recent challenges associated with implementing the Thorp model for the distribution of shared resources, specifically in communication and energy domains. We also address the joint design of operations involving unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and UUVs, which necessitate collaborative research endeavors to accomplish mission objectives. This analysis highlights the need for future research efforts in these areas. Finally, we outline several critical research questions that warrant exploration in future studies.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/17/7321unmanned underwater vehiclepropulsion and dive systemsensinglocalizationenergy resources and supplythorp model |
| spellingShingle | Arif Wibisono Md. Jalil Piran Hyoung-Kyu Song Byung Moo Lee A Survey on Unmanned Underwater Vehicles: Challenges, Enabling Technologies, and Future Research Directions Sensors unmanned underwater vehicle propulsion and dive system sensing localization energy resources and supply thorp model |
| title | A Survey on Unmanned Underwater Vehicles: Challenges, Enabling Technologies, and Future Research Directions |
| title_full | A Survey on Unmanned Underwater Vehicles: Challenges, Enabling Technologies, and Future Research Directions |
| title_fullStr | A Survey on Unmanned Underwater Vehicles: Challenges, Enabling Technologies, and Future Research Directions |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Survey on Unmanned Underwater Vehicles: Challenges, Enabling Technologies, and Future Research Directions |
| title_short | A Survey on Unmanned Underwater Vehicles: Challenges, Enabling Technologies, and Future Research Directions |
| title_sort | survey on unmanned underwater vehicles challenges enabling technologies and future research directions |
| topic | unmanned underwater vehicle propulsion and dive system sensing localization energy resources and supply thorp model |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/17/7321 |
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