Autonomous Underwater Vehicles: Design and Practice

Written by a team of top-class international contributors, the book gives a state-of-the-art overview of the hot topic of autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) design and practice. It covers a wide range of AUV application areas such as education and research, biological and oceanographic studies, surveillance purposes, military and security applications and industrial underwater applications. Ideal for maritime engineers and navigation researchers and professionals, the book will also be of great interest to workers in any of the applications.