In this chapter, we introduce the topic of telemetry for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and draw considerations on different techniques and approaches to be used when establishing underwater communications.

Chapter Contents:

• 9.1 Introduction
• 9.1.1 The requirement for telemetry
• 9.2 Underwater communications modalities
• 9.2.1 Underwater optical communications
• 9.2.2 Underwater RF communications
• 9.2.3 UWA communications
• 9.2.3.1 Acoustic noise
• 9.2.3.2 Acoustic channel modelling
• 9.2.4 Modalities recap
• 9.3 Physical layer
• 9.3.1 Non-coherent systems
• 9.3.2 Coherent systems
• 9.4 Underwater acoustic networking
• 9.4.1 Data link layer
• 9.4.1.1 Contention-free MAC protocols
• 9.4.1.2 Contention-based MAC protocols
• 9.4.1.3 Hybrid MAC protocols
• 9.4.2 Network layer
• 9.4.2.1 Flooding-based routing
• 9.4.2.2 Hop-by-hop routing
• 9.4.3 Cognitive communications
• 9.5 Security in underwater communications
• 9.6 Interoperability and standards
• 9.7 Future trends
• References

Inspec keywords: autonomous underwater vehicles; telemetry

Other keywords: autonomous underwater vehicles; AUV; telemetry; underwater communications

Subjects: Mobile robots; Marine system control; Telerobotics; Telecontrol and telemetering components