AUVProgramme
AUVProgramme is an international collaborative effort focused on research, development, and deployment of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). The programme coordinates technical research, field trials, and standardization activities to advance capabilities for scientific, industrial, and security-related applications.
The initiative was established in the early 2000s and brings together universities, national laboratories, marine industries,
Core objectives include expanding underwater autonomy, improving navigation and sensor fusion, and developing modular payloads for
Technologies of interest encompass inertial navigation systems, Doppler velocity logs, high-resolution sonar, energy storage, communications, mission-planning
The programme supports ocean science, seabed mapping, environmental monitoring, and offshore infrastructure inspection, contributing to safer