FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Underwater vehicle navigation using diffusion-based trajectory observers BT AF JOUFFROY, J OPDERBECKE, Jan AS 1:2;2:1; FF 1:;2:PDG-DOP-DCM-SM-PRAO; C1 Norwegian Univ Sci & Technol, Ctr Ships & Ocean Struct, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway. French Inst Ocean Res, Underwater Robot Navigat & Vis Dept, F-83507 La Seyne Sur Mer, France. C2 UNIV SCI & TECHNOL NORWEGIAN, NORWAY IFREMER, FRANCE SI TOULON SE PDG-DOP-DCM-SM-PRAO IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 copubli-europe IF 0.825 TC 15 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2007/publication-4967.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;Underwater vehicles;Underwater navigation;Trajectory observers;Trajectory estimation;Observers;Diffusion;Cartography AB This paper addresses the issue of estimating underwater vehicle trajectories using gyro-Doppler (body-fixed velocities) and acoustic positioning signals (earth-fixed positions). The approach consists of diffusion-based observers processing a whole trajectory segment at a time, allowing the consideration of important practical problems such as different information update rates, outages, and outliers in a very simple framework. Results of contraction theory are used to prove that the observers are convergent, i.e., stable in the incremental sense. Simulation and experimental results are presented to illustrate the potential of application of the method. PY 2007 PD APR SO IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering SN 0364-9059 PU IEEE VL 32 IS 2 UT 000251109700004 BP 313 EP 326 DI 10.1109/JOE.2006.880392 ID 4967 ER EF