Browsing Reprints by Subject "Acoustic communications"
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A distributed ID assignment and topology discovery protocol for underwater acoustic networks
(CMRE, 2017/11)This paper presents a new protocol to self assign node IDs in an Underwater Acoustic Network (UAN). The proposed solution, termed DIVE for Distributed Id assignment and topology discoVEry, is fully distributed and ... -
An adaptive cross-layer routing protocol for underwater acoustic networks
(2019/05)This short paper presents an adaptive cross-layer routing protocol for Underwater Acoustic Networks (UANs). The proposed solution, termed NADIR for Network Aware aDaptIve Routing, is fully distributed and self-adaptive. ... -
Analysis of JANUS and underwater telephone capabilities and co-existence
(CMRE, 2019/06)This document aims at offering a concise look into the co-existence of Underwater Telephone and JANUS digital communication methods. This topic is of particular interest as both methods (one a well-established STANAG and ... -
Bandwidth efficient concurrent localisation and communication in underwater acoustic networks
(CMRE, 2019/05)Localisation is essential for an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) to perform its mission and to georeference any data acquired during the dive. When the AUV is part of a heterogeneous underwater acoustic network (UAN), ... -
Collaborative hybrid ARQ for CDMA-based reliable underwater acoustic communications
(CMRE, 2019/05)Achieving high throughput and reliability in underwater acoustic networks is a challenging task due to the bandwidth-limited and unpredictable nature of the channel. In a multi-node structure, such as in the Internet of ... -
Collaborative multistatic ASW using AUVs: demonstrating necessary technologies
(NURC, 2009/12)Many research laboratories and several nations are showing an interest in the 'underwater networked battlespace' in which a combination of stationary and mobile underwater platforms communicate wholly or partially by the ... -
A communications and relative navigation architecture for underwater vehicle coordination
(CMRE, 2019/06)This paper presents an implementation of a communications stack for underwater communications and relative localisation. The application scenario, under the auspices of the EC MORPH project, is described. The high-level ... -
Cooperation and networking in an underwater network composed by heterogeneous assets
(CMRE, 2019/06)Underwater communication and robot technologies have grown rapidly in the last decade. Systems made of underwater unmanned vehicles have moved from single vehicle deployments to systems comprising teams of assets. As of ... -
Cooperative robotic networks for underwater surveillance: an overview
(CMRE, 2019/06)Underwater surveillance has traditionally been carried out by means of surface and undersea manned vessels equipped with advanced sensor systems. This approach is often costly and manpower intensive. Marine robotics is an ... -
Decision tree-based adaptive modulation for underwater acoustic communications
(CMRE, 2017/11)Underwater acoustic channels are characterised by non-stationary fading statistics and consequently, a modulation scheme optimally designed for a specific fading model will underperform when the channel statistics ... -
Deployment of a persistent underwater acoustic sensor network: the CommsNet17 experience
(CMRE, 2019/05)This paper presents the experimental activities performed by the NATO STO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE) during the CommsNet17 trial where a persistent Underwater Acoustic Sensor Network (UASN) was ... -
Development of a software-defined and cognitive communications architecture at CMRE
(2019/05)This paper presents an overview of the functionalities of the Cognitive Communications Architecture (CCA) that is currently under development at the NATO Science and Technology Organisation (STO) Centre for Maritime Research ... -
Dynamic placement of a constellation of surface buoys for enhanced underwater positioning
(CMRE, 2019/06)This paper addresses the challenge of dynamically adapting the location of the nodes in an acoustic network to optimise the localisation performance of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) operating in the area. A dynamic ... -
Experimental evaluation of Net-LBL: an acoustic network-based navigation system
(CMRE, 2019/06)This paper describes the use and in-field evaluation of a Networked-Long Base Line system (Net-LBL) where a network of underwater nodes cooperate to support the localisation and navigation of mobile vehicles. To avoid the ... -
Experiments with multi-vehicle operations: the Rapid Environmental Picture Atlantic exercise 2014
(CMRE, 2019/06)The paper describes the Rapid Environmental Picture Atlantic exercise 2014 (REP14-Atlantic), with special focus on the experiments with autonomous underwater, surface and air vehicles, and discusses how large scale ... -
Fostering the use of JANUS in operationally-relevant underwater applications
(CMRE, 2017/11)This paper presents the use of JANUS in operationally-relevant underwater applications. JANUS is an open, simple and robust digital coding technology currently in process to become a NATO standard. Two underwater scenarios ... -
Increasing the operational safety of autonomous underwater vehicles using the JANUS communication standard
(CMRE, 2019/05)Increasing the operational safety of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) is necessary to fully explore their potential. Currently, AUV operations are limited by several constrains including the need to guarantee no ... -
JANUS-based services for operationally relevant underwater applications
(CMRE, 2017/11)This paper presents the design, test, and experimentation at sea of four JANUS-based services for operationally relevant underwater applications: 1) first contact and language switching; 2) transmission of automatic ... -
A modem design for underwater acoustic networking in the High North
(CMRE, 2019/05)We design a software modem for long range underwater acoustic communications in ice-covered oceans. The modem is equipped with three coded modulation schemes achieving 1.8, 21.4 and 96.2 bps, respectively. In addition, we ... -
Moving JANUS forward: a look into the future of underwater communications interoperability
(CMRE, 2017/11)In the past 8 years, the Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE) has developed, tested and promoted JANUS - a robust and simple modulation and coding scheme to be used as the first standard to support ...