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This paper introduces a method for the navigation of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and tracking of submersible targets that relies on analytic inversion of magnetic field anomalies. The magnetic sensor arrangement proposed configures a gradiometer array whose nodes may correspond to a set of collaborative AUVs deployed in a formation of adaptable geometry. The solution presented envisions applications to scientific, industrial, and military activities.
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Teixeira, F.C. (2013). Novel Approaches to Geophysical Navigation of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles. In: Moreno-DÃaz, R., Pichler, F., Quesada-Arencibia, A. (eds) Computer Aided Systems Theory - EUROCAST 2013. EUROCAST 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8112. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-53862-9_45
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