Information Exchange in Underwater Acoustic Network

The paper focuses on information exchange of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) within a network. The information exchange between the nodes is realized by underwater acoustic communication with restricted data rate and data exchange radius. The network communication concept depending on the distance between the nodes is presented. An algorithm for routing and data exchange optimization by the criterion of minimum message delivery time is proposed. Test results of acoustic communication system within an AUV network for the navigation purposes are provided.