Autonomous Vehicles in Support of Naval Operations

by National Research Council, Naval Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have been used in military operations for more than 60 years, with torpedoes, cruise missiles, satellites, and target drones being early examples.1 They have also been widely used in the civilian sector--for example, in the disposal of explosives, for work and measurement in radioactive environments, by various offshore industries for both creating and maintaining undersea facilities, for atmospheric and undersea research,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309096766
• ISBN13: 9780309096768
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"