Perseus AUV: Towards Linear Convoying of Agile A-Sized AUVs Through Acoustic Track-and-Trail

Nicholas R. Rypkema,Supun Randeni,Michael Sacarny,Michael Benjamin,Michael Triantafyllou,Nicholas R. Rypkema,Supun Randeni,Michael Sacarny,Michael Benjamin,Michael Triantafyllou

We present the Perseus autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) - an A-sized aaA-size stands for the standard sonobuoy [2] form factor, with a maximum diameter of 124 mm and a length of around 0.9 m, ensuring the ability to launch from standard sonobuoy launchers onboard a wide array of fixed wing and rotary wing air crafts, surface ships and submarines [3] micro AUV, outfitted with a low-cost passive ...