Accession Number:

ADA230656

Title:

EAVE-West: A Testbed for Plan Execution,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

NAVAL OCEAN SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO CA

Personal Author(s):

• Durham, Jayson T.
• Heckman, Paul
• Bryan, Dale
• Reich, Ron

Report Date:

1987-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

11.0

Abstract:

The Experimental Autonomous Vehicle - West EAVE-West submersible testbed has been configured for demonstrating a distributable software architecture for Autonomous Undersea Vehicle AUV plan execution. Instead of using a machine planner aboard the AUV, plans are represented and then downloaded to the vehicle. This technique obviates the problems associated with planning and, as a result, the real-time response of the AUV can potentially be improved. A review of the architecture is given and the EAVE-West demonstration system is discussed.

Descriptors:

• *TEST BEDS
• REAL TIME
• SUBMERSIBLES
• SELF OPERATION
• VEHICLES
• UNDERWATER VEHICLES
• RESPONSE

Subject Categories:

• Cybernetics
• Submarine Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE