Abstract
This paper designs a novel geometry-conformal antenna for Magnetic Induction (MI)-based subsea wireless communications for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV). The designed tri-directional antennas can be wrapped directly on the surface of AUVs, such that the AUVs fluid dynamics are well maintained to ensure power efficiency of the vehicles. In addition, ferrite materials are added between the MI antenna and the metallic body surface of the AUVs to overcome the shielding effect and enhance the MI signal strength. The designed MI communication system is implemented in hardware and the effectiveness of the geometry-conformal MI antenna is demonstrated through COMSOL simulations and lab experiments.
Recommended Citation
D. Wei et al., "Ferrite Assisted Geometry-Conformal Magnetic Induction Antenna and Subsea Communications for Auvs," Proceedings - IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM, article no. 8647396, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Jan 2018.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOM.2018.8647396
Department(s)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
2576-6813; 2334-0983
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
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Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
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Publication Date
01 Jan 2018
Comments
National Science Foundation, Grant CNS-1350230