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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2020
Applicant:
Bae Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Inventor:
Michael J. DeWeert, Kaneohe, HI (US);
Assignee:
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Svstems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01); G08G 3/00 (2006.01); H04L 43/50 (2022.01); H04L 43/06 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 43/50 (2013.01); G08G 3/00 (2013.01); H04L 43/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A self-localizing autonomous underwater vehicle swarm that is operable to accurately localize each individual unit within the swarm while only requiring a single node at a known location to do so. The methods described herein can localize all members of a swarm with minimal, if any, effect on the size, weight, power, and cost of a system.