AUV deployed marking and homing to targets

A new modular payload is being developed for a REMUS 600 AUV to facilitate acoustic marking of a target for later inspection by a subsequent AUV. The marker facilitates precision acoustic homing for a follow-on AUV to offset navigation errors that may have accumulated in the DCL (Detect, Classify, Localization) AUV. The markers being developed are small in size allowing 6-10 markers to be housed in a single modular payload for installation on a DCL AUV.