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AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underwater Navigation Equipment
  • Submarines (Naval Forces)
  • Minesweeping and Minehunting
DEF

An unmanned underwater vehicle that is capable of completing its mission without external positive control.

OBS

Following launch, AUVs perform their mission, either based on a preplanned and programmed sequence or a combination of its own sensor information and a decision algorithm.

OBS

autonomous underwater vehicle; AUV: term, abbreviation and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board.

OBS

Term and abbreviation extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

OBS

Reproduced from "Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco", with the authorization of Unesco.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de navigation sous-marine
  • Sous-marins (Forces navales)
  • Dragage et chasse aux mines
DEF

Véhicule sous-marin sans équipage qui est capable d’achever sa mission sans contrôle intégral externe.

OBS

Après son lancement, le véhicule sous-marin autonome exécute sa mission d’après une séquence préprogrammée et préplanifiée ou d’après une combinaison d’informations qui proviennent de ses propres capteurs et d’un algorithme de décision.

OBS

véhicule sous-marin autonome : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe d’experts en terminologie interarmées et par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la Défense.

OBS

engin sous-marin autonome : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

OBS

véhicule sous-marin autonome; engin sous-marin autonome : termes tirés du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

OBS

Reproduit de «Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco», avec l'autorisation de l'Unesco.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo de navegación submarina
  • Submarinos (Fuerzas navales)
  • Dragado y detección de minas
OBS

Reproducido del "Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco", con la autorización de Unesco.

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